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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree School for You

Finance & Financial Management is the #45 most popular major in the country with 5,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 165 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #8, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#13

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#14

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #14 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#16

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #18, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#19

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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#20

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#22

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #22, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

Christopher Newport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. CNU is a small public school located in the city of Newport News.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
26 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
27 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
28 Creighton University Omaha, NE
29 Iowa State University Ames, IA
30 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
31 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
32 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
33 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Finance & Financial Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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