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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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

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#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in finance at University of Toledo, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Toledo Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in finance at Northwestern, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Northwestern University Report

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in finance at Notre Dame, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Notre Dame Report

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global 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. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Of the 29 students majoring in finance at Purdue University Global, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Purdue University Global Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

About 24% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Xavier University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#10

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

With a ranking of #10, Tiffin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

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

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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 28 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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