2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master'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. 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.
The Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 165 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University 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 small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Georgetown University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Santa Clara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Boston College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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With a ranking of #16, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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University of Scranton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
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Bentley University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #21 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
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Boston University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Christopher Newport University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. CNU is a small public school located in the city of Newport News.
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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 25 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 26 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 27 | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, MD |
| 28 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 29 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 30 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 31 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 32 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 33 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.