by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 57,778 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 537 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,557 and $33,360 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. That schools that top this list have a program in finance and financial management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado finance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 183 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Finance & Financial Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 78 degrees to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Metropolitan State University of Denver
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado list. Regis University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 21 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at CU - Boulder
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arapahoe Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major in Colorado ranking. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Arapahoe Community College
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