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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in finance at Texas Tech, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Women make up 17% of the finance majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 72% of the finance majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

About 25% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 341
Arizona 35
Oklahoma 56
New Mexico 6

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 9 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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