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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California

23 Colleges
$61,293 Avg Salary
$21,118 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 249 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

Our analysis found Golden Gate University - San Francisco to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in California. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great place for finance and financial management students. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 73
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 23 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.

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