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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Texas

61 Colleges
$53,158 Avg Salary
$22,951 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

With 5,084 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #12 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our analysis found University of Houston to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Finance majors at UH take out an average of $17,735 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for finance and financial management students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

On average, finance graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $337.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $21,080 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $201.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Finance majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $222.

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Out of the 61 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at SMU take out is $20,375. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $446, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UT Arlington take out an average of $21,279 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $23,555 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $246, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Finance majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $19,707 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $285, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UTSA carry an average student debt load of $21,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $143, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance and financial management programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UNT carry an average student debt load of $22,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $235.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
12 Baylor University Waco, TX

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 950
Oklahoma 698
New Mexico 51

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 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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