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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 234 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at Boston University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 186 students majoring in finance at Case Western, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 157 students majoring in finance at Tulane, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the finance majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the finance majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Women make up 43% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Florida International University Report

#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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

Women make up 25% of the finance majors at the school.

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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 85 students majoring in finance at SNHU, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

About 42% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#10

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

Goldey - Beacom College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wilmington.

Women make up 58% of the finance majors at the school.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in finance at West Texas A&M University, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#13

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the finance majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 53% of the finance majors at the school.

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#14

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 32% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Bentley University Report

#16

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Toledo Report

#17

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in finance at Webster, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#18

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in finance at St. Joe's, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#19

Universidad Metropolitana

San Juan, PR

Universidad Metropolitana ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, UMET is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#19

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #19, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.

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#21

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 26% of the finance majors at the school.

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#22

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 37% of the finance majors at the school.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #24, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 18% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 82% are male.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 14% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#28

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
#29

New York University

New York, NY
#30

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#32

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#35

American University

Washington, DC
#35

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
38 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
39 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
40 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
40 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
42 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
43 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro San Juan, PR
44 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
44 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
46 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
46 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK

Finance & Financial Management by Region

View the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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 26 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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