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

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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.

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

The Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Tulane University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 157 students majoring in finance at Tulane, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Southeast Region . FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 43% of the finance majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in finance at UA, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 44 students majoring in finance at NUS Florida, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State 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 #6 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

About 23% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Florida Report

#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at Liberty University Report

#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Women make up 43% of the finance majors at the school.

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#10

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in finance at UNO, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,368
Virginia 929
North Carolina 1,303
Florida 3,990
Tennessee 675
Kentucky 532
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 910
Arkansas 638
Alabama 1,276
Mississippi 396
West Virginia 206

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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