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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

The Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in finance at Texas Tech, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 17% of the finance majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 72% of the finance majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

About 25% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 75% are male.

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

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Saint Edward’s 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 #6 on the list. St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 5,084
Arizona 950
Oklahoma 698
New Mexico 51

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 9 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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