by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 1,367 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,199 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in finance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in finance.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Menlo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Menlo is a small school located in Atherton, California that handed out 35 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #2 spot on the list. SCU is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 161 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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 California list. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 178 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #5 spot on the list. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 399 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Holy Names University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. Holy Names University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California list. USFCA 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
La Sierra University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 11 students 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%.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Finance at Point Loma Nazarene University
Pepperdine University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. Pepperdine University is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California Baptist University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. California Baptist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 12 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read full report on Finance at California Baptist University
National University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Fresno Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - California ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California list. UOPX - California is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in California ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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