2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of California - Riverside to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 44% of the finance majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 26% of the finance majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
About 13% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 87% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 57% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.
Women make up 34% of the finance majors at the school.
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Claremont McKenna College 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 #7 on the list. Claremont McKenna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Women make up 20% of the finance majors at the school.
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University of Portland ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
Of the 9 students majoring in finance at University of Portland, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.
Women make up 38% of the finance majors at the school.
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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.
Of the 6 students majoring in finance at CSUSB, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Request InformationBest Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,485 |
| Washington | 907 |
| Oregon | 405 |
| Nevada | 296 |
| Hawaii | 112 |
| Alaska | 18 |
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 Majors Related 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.