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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the finance graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Chicago

#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in finance at Davenport University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of St Francis

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Oakland University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Indiana University - Bloomington

#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Valparaiso University

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at DePaul University

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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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