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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the finance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 186 students majoring in finance at Case Western, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Case Western Reserve University Report

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 24% of the finance majors at the school.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 31 students majoring in finance at Illinois Tech, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the finance majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Of the 25 students majoring in finance at UM Dearborn, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in finance at Xavier, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Xavier University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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

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#10

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 65% are male.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 28 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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