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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

81 Colleges
$49,719 Avg Salary
$24,551 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

On average, finance graduates from WUSTL take out $16,255 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,352. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $326.

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#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $405.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree finance and financial management programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Finance majors at Iowa take out an average of $21,728 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $459.

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#10

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

With a ranking of #10, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Finance majors at UNI take out an average of $21,688 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #11, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #12, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
14 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
15 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
16 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 911
Minnesota 1,073
Kansas 858
Iowa 1,046
Nebraska 537
North Dakota 158
South Dakota 100

One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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