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Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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

With 1,970 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #18 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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.

#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 Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 42% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 58% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in Illinois. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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#3

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McKendree University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Finance

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 5 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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