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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in California

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$71,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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 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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Riverside to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 26% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 74% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in finance at Naval Postgraduate School, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

Of the 30 students majoring in finance at ULV, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#7

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 80% are male.

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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the finance majors at the school.

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#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Lincoln University

Oakland, CA

With a ranking of #10, Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Oakland, LU California is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools 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 18 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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