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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 126 students majoring in finance at UChicago, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

About 56% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 44% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.

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#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

With a ranking of #9, Valparaiso University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 102
Illinois 244
Ohio 307
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 47

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 15 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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