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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools

94 Colleges
$35,711 Avg Salary
$14,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Associate 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 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 94 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Finance & Financial Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

Of the 29 students majoring in finance at LATI, 28% are male and 72% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, finance majors at LATI accumulate an average of around $17,369 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Borough of Manhattan Community College is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 94 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbus State Community College is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Columbus State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 16 students majoring in finance at Columbus State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Columbus State Community College Report

#5

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

Out of the 94 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Valley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. LAVC is a large public school located in the large city of Valley Glen.

Of the 15 students majoring in finance at LAVC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Los Angeles Valley College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the United States. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 15 students majoring in finance at Naugatuck Valley Community College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#7

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in finance at Essex, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Essex County College Report

With a ranking of #8, Westmoreland County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Youngwood, Westmoreland College is a public college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Westmoreland County Community College Report

#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree finance and financial management programs. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Of the 9 students majoring in finance at ATU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Arkansas Tech University Report

#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.

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#11

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

About 63% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#11

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Southwestern College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree finance and financial management programs. SWC Chula Vista is a large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

Women make up 63% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Southwestern College Report

Madison Area Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 43% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 57% are male.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Madison Area Technical College

Community College of Rhode Island came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Community College of Rhode Island Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
15 Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV
15 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
18 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
18 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV
18 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
18 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
18 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
18 Berkeley College - New York New York, NY
18 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
18 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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