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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$71,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree School for You

With 1,485 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #72 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California 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 California for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of California - Riverside Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 74% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Of the 31 students majoring in finance at Naval Postgraduate School, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in finance at ULV, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the # 5 spot on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

About 34% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#7

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

With a ranking of #7, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Claremont McKenna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

About 20% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Claremont McKenna College Report

California State University - San Bernardino landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Women make up 67% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at California State University - San Bernardino Report

#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University 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 #9 on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 18 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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