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2024 Best Finance Master's Degree Schools

130 Colleges in the United States
4,166 Master's Degrees
Finance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 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.

College Factual looked at 130 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Finance Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,166 master's degrees in finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Finance School for Your Master's Degree

Best Finance Master's Degree Schools Your choice of finance for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality finance program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for finance students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Finance Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.


 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Finance in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in finance. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

20 Top Schools for a Master's in Finance

1
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
303 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in finance. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Pennsylvania

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in finance. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Northwestern University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in finance. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in finance from Washington University in St Louis

4
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Annual Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in finance. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in finance from Georgetown University

5
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Harvard University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Annual Graduates

Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Notre Dame

7
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Vanderbilt University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Wisconsin - Madison

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Tulane University of Louisiana

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a master’s in finance from Texas A&M University - College Station

11
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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Bentley University

12
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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
214 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Boston University

13
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
186 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Case Western Reserve University

14
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Boston College

15
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in finance from Yale University

16
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Maryland - College Park

17
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Johns Hopkins University

17
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Delaware

18
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Annual Graduates

UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Florida

19
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Miami

Rest of the Top Best Finance Master's Degree Schools

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Finance students that almost earned our Best Finance Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
20 Creighton University Omaha, NE
21 New York University New York, NY
22 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
23 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
24 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
25 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO

Finance by Region

View the Best Finance Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Finance is one of 8 different types of Finance & Financial Management programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Financial Planning & Services 179
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 105
Investments and Securities 47
International Finance 21
Public Finance 20
Banking and Financial Support Services 5
Financial Risk Management 1

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