2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 114 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found American College of Financial Services to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, The American College is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Out of the 114 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 173 students majoring in finance at Harvard, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 42% of the finance majors at the school.
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Out of the 114 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 39% of the finance majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 31% of the finance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the finance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 31% of the finance majors at the school.
Finance majors at NC State take out an average of $19,257 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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George Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Of the 35 students majoring in finance at GWU, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
Women make up 24% of the finance majors at the school.
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Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in finance at K -State, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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University of Iowa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
About 13% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 87% are male.
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Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in finance at Fordham U, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
About 72% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
About 17% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 83% are male.
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With a ranking of #15, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Women make up 6% of the finance majors at the school.
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University of Southern California landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 43% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 57% are male.
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With a ranking of #16, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 29% of the finance majors at the school.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Southern Oregon University | Ashland, OR |
| 18 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 20 | SUNY Empire State College | Saratoga Springs, NY |
| 21 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 22 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 22 | Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI |
Finance & Financial Management by Region
View the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Finance & Financial Management Related Majors
One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.