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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey

19 Colleges
$53,494 Avg Salary
$25,630 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

Finance & Financial Management is the #13 most popular major in New Jersey with 1,383 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Newark the best school in New Jersey for finance and financial management students. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Rutgers Newark accumulate an average of around $23,010 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $273, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

On average, finance graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $23,010 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $273, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Rutgers Camden take out is $23,010. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $273, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The excellent programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The excellent programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

On average, finance graduates from Seton Hall take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $552.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey ranking. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

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With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Rowan accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $305, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Thomas Edison State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Rider accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $397.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,966
New York 3,340
Maryland 729
District of Columbia 722
Delaware 476

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 19 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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