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

7 Colleges
$15,962 Avg Salary
$21,277 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Finance & Financial Management

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Western Technical College

#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Stark State College Report

Edison State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Edison State Community College

#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Rio Grande did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 7 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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