by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,166 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking, we looked at 207 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree finance students.
Out of the 207 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Goldey - Beacom College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and it awarded 73 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jose Maria Vargas University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Jose Maria Vargas University is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 186 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 24 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 207 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 65 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, 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 92%.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 303 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #7. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Hult International Business School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #9. Hult International Business School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 40 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan College of New York ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. MCNY is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Texas A&M University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Universidad Metropolitana ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Located in San Juan, , this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Tiffin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #14. Tiffin University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 20 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Walsh College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #15. Walsh College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, Michigan. It awarded 17 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #16. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Saint Peter’s University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Saint Peter’s College is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 19 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Hofstra University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified masters’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%.
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. St. Joe’s is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #22. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 214 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
With a ranking of #23, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
California Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #24. California Lutheran University is a small school located in Thousand Oaks, California that handed out 23 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Harvard University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 157 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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