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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region

67 Colleges
$59,557 Avg Salary
$25,914 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 .

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the most popular school in the New England Region for finance and financial management students. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

On average, finance graduates from Boston College take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $866, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#3

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bentley University is a great place for finance and financial management students. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Bentley take out is $25,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $782, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Finance majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $23,860 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

On average, finance graduates from UCONN take out $20,508 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $360.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Finance majors at Providence take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $554.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from SNHU carry an average student debt load of $27,667.

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#9

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Bryant University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, finance graduates from Bryant take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $765.

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#10

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Finance majors at Fairfield U take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $694, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Suffolk University Boston, MA
12 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
13 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Boston, MA

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,157
Connecticut 880
New Hampshire 268
Maine 161
Rhode Island 680
Vermont 6

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

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 25 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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