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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Financial Services the most popular school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, The American College is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school 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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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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 city of Chicago.

Women make up 42% of the finance majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% 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, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the finance majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the 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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North Carolina State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college 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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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a fairly 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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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. U Miami is a 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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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the 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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#11

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 #11 on the list. Iowa is a fairly 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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#12

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college 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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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the 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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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

About 72% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#15

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina 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 #15 on the list. ECU is a fairly 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 came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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.

Women make up 29% of the finance majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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
Southeast
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 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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