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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the finance undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

Full Finance & Financial Management at Northwestern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

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

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the finance majors at the school.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Western Technical College Report

#5

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Illinois Central College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . ICC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of East Peoria.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

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#7

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate finance and financial management programs. BHC is a small public school located in the small city of Moline.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Black Hawk College

Edison State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Edison State Community College

#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

University of Rio Grande ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Rio Grande

Macomb 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 medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Macomb Community College Report

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

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

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 13 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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