2024 Best Finance Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you pursue a master's degree in finance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #42 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for finance students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 53 master's degrees in finance to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on finance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other finance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized finance related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Finance Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Finance in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in finance.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Finance

1

Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Christopher Newport University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in finance. CNU is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.More information about a master’s in finance from Christopher Newport University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in finance. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in finance from Liberty University

Best Finance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Finance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	323
Georgia	370	2
Tennessee	313	16
Kentucky	268	0
South Carolina	260	1
Alabama	258	46
Louisiana	250	182
Mississippi	243	6
Arkansas	187	10
West Virginia	164	23

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Finance Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Finance & Financial Management area of study, Finance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Finance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Financial Planning & Services	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.