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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

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In 2020-2021, 346 people earned their degree in investments and securities, making the major the 869th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in investments and securities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their investments and securities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree investments and securities students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 92%.

Full Creighton University Investments and Securities Report

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Pace University

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #3 spot on the list. UNCW is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 2 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Gardner - Webb Investments and Securities Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #5 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s investments and securities degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Vanderbilt University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Full Temple University Investments and Securities Report

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 18 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Fordham University Investments and Securities Report

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Salle University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at La Salle University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 103 degrees to qualified masters’s investments and securities students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at Harvard University

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Baruch College
New York, New York

With a ranking of #7, Baruch College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Baruch is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 masters’s investments and securities degrees 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%.

Full Baruch Investments and Securities Report

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