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2024 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey

15 Colleges in New Jersey
1,391 Finance Degrees Awarded
$53,494 Avg Early-Career Salary
Finance & Financial Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for finance & financial management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,391 degrees in finance & financial management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Finance & Financial Management School

Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey Your choice of finance & financial management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance & financial management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Finance
Bachelor's Degrees in Finance
Master's Degrees in Finance

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Finance & Financial Management in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New Jersey Schools in Finance

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
381 Finance Degrees Awarded
7.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in finance & financial management. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 381 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance & financial management program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick earn $7,053 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NJ

It is difficult to beat Essex County College if you want to pursue a degree in finance & financial management. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 12 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Essex in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
241 Finance Degrees Awarded
$60,547 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in finance & financial management has to check out Rutgers University - Newark. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.

There were roughly 241 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Rutgers University - Newark get an earnings boost of approximately $7,053 over the average income of finance & financial management majors.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
163 Finance Degrees Awarded
8.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Seton Hall University if you want to pursue a degree in finance & financial management. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #404 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.

There were roughly 163 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Seton Hall University get an earnings boost of around $15,539 above the average earnings of finance & financial management majors.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
172 Finance Degrees Awarded
2.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 172 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the finance program make around $45,962 in the first couple years of working.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Finance Degrees Awarded
$44,724 Median Starting Salary

William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. This university ranks 16th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 63 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the finance program earn about $44,724 in their early career salary.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Finance Degrees Awarded
$60,547 Median Starting Salary

Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Camden. A Best Colleges rank of #658 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers Camden is a great university overall.

There were about 51 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance & financial management major at Rutgers University - Camden get $7,053 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NJ
47 Finance Degrees Awarded

Ramapo College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Mahwah. This college ranks 20th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 47 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$45,476 Median Starting Salary
$23,250 Median Student Debt

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. A Best Colleges rank of #482 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, finance degree recipients typically make an average of $45,476 at the beginning of their careers.

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Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 18 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the finance program earn around $46,369 for their early career.

More information about a degree in finance & financial management from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 3,669
New York 333 3,294
Maryland 279 726
District of Columbia 188 687
Delaware 175 476

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

Finance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Finance 1,375
Financial Planning & Services 15
Investments and Securities 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 9,332
Accounting 2,200
Marketing 880
Human Resource Management 867
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 846
General Business/Commerce 682
Management Information Systems 231
Hospitality Management 230
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 93
International Business 64

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