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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

60 Colleges
$15,962 Avg Salary
$21,277 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 84% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the finance majors at the school.

Finance majors at National University College take out an average of $8,080 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Finance & Financial Management at National University College Report

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the United States. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

Of the 12 students majoring in finance at ATU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Arkansas Tech University

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in finance at the school are women while 64% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohawk Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.

Women make up 67% of the finance majors at the school.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Mohawk Valley Community College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Madison Area Technical College

#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Women make up 60% of the finance majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, finance graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debt load of $29,618.

Full Finance & Financial Management at El Centro College Report

#8

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Of the 4 students majoring in finance at SBCC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Santa Barbara City College

#8

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

Women make up 50% of the finance majors at the school.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Hinds Community College

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for finance and financial management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in finance at Cincinnati State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

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Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 60 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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