by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,258 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,873 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree finance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atchison, Kansas. It awarded 39 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 Bethany College Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindsborg, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Drury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 194 students in 2020-2021.
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 138 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 106 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Westminster College Missouri ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Westminster College Missouri is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 7 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.
With a ranking of #11, Creighton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 388 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #13, Missouri Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 238 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Cornell College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Washburn University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. DSU is located in Dickinson, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
Loras College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Loras College is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 12 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Culver - Stockton College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Canton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 258 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 105 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 163 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students 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 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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