2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You
Finance & Financial Management is the #14 most popular major in the country with 57,778 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. This report analyzed 752 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools in Finance & Financial Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the United States for finance and financial management students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, finance majors at Notre Dame accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $856.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for finance and financial management students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, finance majors at UPenn accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $397, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, finance graduates from Lehigh carry an average student debtload of $24,773. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $608.
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Wake Forest University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Finance majors at Wake Forest University take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, finance graduates from Villanova carry an average student debtload of $26,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $621.
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Georgetown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Finance majors at Georgetown take out an average of $15,722 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $988.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
On average, finance graduates from WUSTL take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, finance graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $21,080. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $201.
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Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
Finance majors at SCU take out an average of $14,490 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, finance graduates from UIUC take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $417.
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Boston College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Boston College take out is $17,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $866.
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With a ranking of #17, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Finance majors at TCU take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $475.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Finance majors at UW - Madison take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $462.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
While working on their degree, finance majors at SMU accumulate an average of around $20,375 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $446.
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Virginia Tech came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
After completing their degree, finance graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debtload of $24,590. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $394, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #21 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UMCP take out is $19,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $403, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #22 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
On average, finance graduates from Michigan State take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $448, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Elon University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools ranking. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elon.
While working on their degree, finance majors at Elon accumulate an average of around $23,172 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $987, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #24, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Finance majors at JMU take out an average of $21,875 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $548, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Syracuse University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Finance majors at Syracuse take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $591.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Finance & Financial Management Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 752 different United States finance and financial management schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools award.
Finance & Financial Management by Region
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Finance & Financial Management Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
Accounting | 99,265 |
General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
Marketing | 52,916 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.