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Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the most popular school in California 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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Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. 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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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 13 students majoring in finance at SDSU, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

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

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

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Intercontinental University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

United States University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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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 7 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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