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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois

43 Colleges
$51,673 Avg Salary
$24,073 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in Illinois to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, finance graduates from UIUC take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $417, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UIC take out is $17,750. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $323, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at DePaul take out is $24,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $476, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Illinois State accumulate an average of around $20,602 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $301.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Finance majors at Loyola Chicago take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $446.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at NIU take out is $21,083.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Northeastern Illinois University accumulate an average of around $14,140 in student debt.

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#10

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

Augustana College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Augustana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Rock Island.

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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 25 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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