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

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

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

With 1,970 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #18 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 76% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the finance majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 27% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 42% of the finance majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #6, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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Benedictine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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Loyola University Chicago 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. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago 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. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 12 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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