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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the most popular school in California for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in finance at SDSU, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Intercontinental University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#5

United States University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the # 5 spot on the list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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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 7 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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