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Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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