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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$71,194 Avg Salary

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Riverside the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the finance majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 26% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

About 13% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 87% are male.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

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 suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

Women make up 34% of the finance majors at the school.

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#7

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont McKenna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 20% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Claremont McKenna College Report

#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 9 students majoring in finance at University of Portland, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Portland Report

University of Nevada - Reno landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. UNR is a very 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 medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

Of the 6 students majoring in finance at CSUSB, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,485
Washington 907
Oregon 405
Nevada 296
Hawaii 112
Alaska 18

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 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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