by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,085 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,809 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in finance. That schools that top this list have a program in finance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Menlo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Menlo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atherton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 161 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 178 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in McMinnville, Oregon, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 117 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
University of Portland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Seattle University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 91 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 399 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 69 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Holy Names University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 9 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, University of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Phoenix - Nevada landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Nevada is a small school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 2 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #13, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 136 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Sierra University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 188 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 142 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Eastern Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 303 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Finance at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 165 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Portland State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Central Washington University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. PLNU is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 25 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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