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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 114 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

About 50% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at American College of Financial Services Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in finance at Harvard, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 42% of the finance majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 114 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the finance majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the finance majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the finance majors at the school.

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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the finance majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, finance graduates from NC State carry an average student debt load of $19,257.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 35 students majoring in finance at GWU, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

Women make up 24% of the finance majors at the school.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in finance at K -State, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#11

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

About 13% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 87% are male.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 72% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#12

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in finance at Fordham U, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 17% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#15

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Women make up 6% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at East Carolina University Report

University of Southern California ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 43% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #16, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
18 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
20 SUNY Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY
21 Creighton University Omaha, NE
22 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI
22 Seattle University Seattle, WA

Finance & Financial Management by Region

View the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

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