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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools

165 Colleges
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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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 165 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara 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 #8 on the list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #11, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very 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 very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#13

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#14

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

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 large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College 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 #15 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#16

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #18, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#19

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #19, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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#20

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#22

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#23

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

Christopher Newport 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 #23 on the list. CNU is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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
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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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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