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2023 Most Popular Online Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for finance and financial management students. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for finance and financial management students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $23,460 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $262, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Metro State accumulate an average of around $26,800 in student debt.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 30 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Columbia College Missouri accumulate an average of around $28,151 in student debt.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 30 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small 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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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #6 on the list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

Finance majors at UIU take out an average of $27,255 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from Capella University carry an average student debtload of $38,191.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school 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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Explore the most popular online finance and financial management colleges 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

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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.

  • 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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