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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in finance at K -State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Financial Services is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, The American College is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at Boston College Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the finance majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 40% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in finance at Northwestern, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Northwestern University Report

Washington State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in finance at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Juan, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in finance at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Finance & Financial Management by Region

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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 20 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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