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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California

52 Colleges
$61,293 Avg Salary
$21,118 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

With 1,485 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #72 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 52 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

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

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at CSUN take out is $14,097.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from USD carry an average student debt load of $23,950. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $752.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from SCU carry an average student debt load of $14,490.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

On average, finance graduates from Loyola Marymount take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $709, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Finance majors at USFCA take out an average of $25,062 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 $796.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Menlo College

Atherton, CA

Menlo College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Located in the large suburb of Atherton, Menlo is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, finance graduates from Menlo take out $24,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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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