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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas

12 Colleges
$44,455 Avg Salary
$21,548 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 638 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UARK take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $451, 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 Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UCA accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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Out of the 12 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from A-State carry an average student debt load of $18,295.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ouachita Baptist University is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Ouachita Baptist take out is $22,140.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Finance majors at Harding take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UA Little Rock take out is $23,600.

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#8

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

Lyon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Batesville.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

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#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #10 on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Alabama 1,276
Mississippi 396
West Virginia 206

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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