Ranked #11 in popularity, finance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Finance Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 901 degrees in finance to qualified students.
The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Finance Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great option for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 303 finance students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in finance has to look into Seattle University. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 100 finance students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.
Washington State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in finance. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 252 finance students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 64 finance students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 46 finance students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 67 finance students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
UW Tacoma is a small public university located in the city of Tacoma. This university ranks 49th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 69 finance students who graduated with this degree at UW Tacoma in the most recent year we have data available.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
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).
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The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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