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

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in finance at Wazzu, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Washington State University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 43% of the finance majors at the school.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Southern California

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place 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 college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in finance at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

About 46% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Southern Oregon University Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 23% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at San Diego State University Report

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 9 students majoring in finance at Seattle U, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco 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. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 50% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at San Francisco State University Report

With a ranking of #8, California Intercontinental 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 large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at California Intercontinental University

City University of Seattle 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 #8 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Finance & Financial Management at City University of Seattle Report

#8

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Alaska Pacific University Report

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges 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 13 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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