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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

92 Colleges
$49,960 Avg Salary
$25,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from WUSTL carry an average student debtload of $16,500.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for finance and financial management students. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UST MN carry an average student debtload of $26,961.

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Out of the 92 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $21,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $326.

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#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 92 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Finance majors at Drake take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Creighton take out is $27,000. 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 #9 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

On average, finance graduates from LATI take out $14,682 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#11

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

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#12

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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#13

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #13 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from Iowa carry an average student debtload of $24,250. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $459.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Finance & Financial Management students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
15 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN
16 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
17 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
18 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools 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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