2024 Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in finance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 620 bachelor's degrees in finance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Finance School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The finance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 - The number of finance students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Finance in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in finance.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Finance

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

384 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in finance. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

135 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in finance. UMGC is a very large public university located in the suburb of Adelphi.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from University of Maryland Global Campus

3

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

64 Annual Graduates

Salisbury University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in finance. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from Salisbury University

4

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola University Maryland is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in finance. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from Loyola University Maryland

5

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

30 Annual Graduates

Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from Morgan State University

6

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

7 Annual Graduates

UMES is a small public university located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.More information about a bachelor’s in finance from University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Best Finance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Finance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	2,888
Pennsylvania	698	3,110
New Jersey	351	1,316
District of Columbia	226	546
Delaware	224	298

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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.