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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools

294 Colleges
$53,475 Avg Salary
$24,463 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 294 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Finance & Financial Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Financial Services the most popular school in the United States for finance and financial management students. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, The American College is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University 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 Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 294 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for finance and financial management students. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Florida International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #11 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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#13

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#14

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #14, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#15

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#15

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

Goldey - Beacom College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #15 on the list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#18

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #21, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#22

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

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#23

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#24

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#26

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#27

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
#27

Universidad Metropolitana

San Juan, PR
#29

Pace University - New York

New York, NY
#30

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
#32

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL
#35

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
#37

New York University

New York, NY
#38

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#39

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#40

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#43

American University

Washington, DC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
45 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
46 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
47 George Washington University Washington, DC
47 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
47 Creighton University Omaha, NE
47 University of Phoenix - Arizona Tempe, AZ
47 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
52 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
52 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro San Juan, PR
54 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
54 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
56 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
56 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
58 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
58 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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