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

11 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. 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 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region . 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.

On average, finance graduates from LATI take out $17,369 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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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#3

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Of the 5 students majoring in finance at Southeast Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the finance majors at the school.

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#6

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Fond du Lac Tribal and 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 town of Cloquet, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 11 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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