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

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$101,072 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 244 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #49 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the finance graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#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 Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Chicago Report

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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#3

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, McKendree University landed the # 3 spot on the list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 102
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 5 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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