2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 234 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Finance & Financial Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 42% of the finance majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Of the 186 students majoring in finance at Case Western, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 35% of the finance majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
Of the 157 students majoring in finance at Tulane, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 50% of the finance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Women make up 43% of the finance majors at the school.
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Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Women make up 25% of the finance majors at the school.
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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Of the 85 students majoring in finance at SNHU, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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Hofstra University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.
About 42% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 58% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Goldey - Beacom College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.
Women make up 58% of the finance majors at the school.
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West Texas A&M University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 72 students majoring in finance at West Texas A&M University, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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Stony Brook University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the finance majors at the school.
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Bentley University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 32% of the finance majors at the school.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 53% of the finance majors at the school.
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University of Toledo landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 44% of the finance majors at the school.
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Webster University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 60 students majoring in finance at Webster, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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With a ranking of #18, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in finance at St. Joe's, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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Universidad Metropolitana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of San Juan, UMET is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 44% are male.
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With a ranking of #19, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #21, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 26% of the finance majors at the school.
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Wilmington University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
Women make up 37% of the finance majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #22, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
About 18% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 82% are male.
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Boston College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 24% of the finance majors at the school.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 39 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| 40 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA |
| 40 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 42 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 43 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro | San Juan, PR |
| 44 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL |
| 44 | Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA |
| 46 | University of La Verne | La Verne, CA |
| 46 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, OK |
Finance & Financial Management by Region
View the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Finance & Financial Management Related Majors
One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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