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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

83 Colleges
$56,330 Avg Salary
$22,516 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 83 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the finance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for finance and financial management students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from CSUN carry an average student debt load of $14,097.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $14,081 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $389.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Finance majors at Wazzu take out an average of $19,762 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $267.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at USD accumulate an average of around $23,950 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $752, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Finance majors at Oregon State take out an average of $21,765 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $607.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

While working on their degree, finance majors at SCU accumulate an average of around $14,490 in student debt.

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Portland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

On average, finance graduates from Portland State University take out $22,518 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

Finance majors at UNR take out an average of $18,600 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $161, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

Finance majors at UNLV take out an average of $15,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#11

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Loyola Marymount take out is $21,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $709, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UH Manoa take out is $23,987. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $303.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
14 Seattle University Seattle, WA
15 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
16 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,485
Washington 907
Oregon 405
Nevada 296
Hawaii 112
Alaska 18

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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