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

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$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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 53% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in finance at Webster, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Webster University Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in finance at K -State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in finance at Mizzou, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Creighton University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Of the 24 students majoring in finance at UMKC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Iowa State University Report

#8

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

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

Women make up 47% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Upper Iowa University Report

#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Of the 15 students majoring in finance at Bellevue University, 53% are male and 47% 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 911
Minnesota 1,073
Kansas 858
Iowa 1,046
Nebraska 537
North Dakota 158
South Dakota 100

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 17 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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