2024 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Finance & Financial Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #42 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 483 master's degrees in finance & financial management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Finance & Financial Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of finance & financial management for getting your master's degree school matters. 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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to finance & financial management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other finance & financial management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for finance & financial management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized finance & financial management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for finance & financial management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Finance & Financial Management Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Finance & Financial Management in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in finance & financial management.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Finance

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

303 Annual Graduates

$189,905 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in finance & financial management has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the finance & financial management major at University of Pennsylvania get $98,318 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from University of Pennsylvania

2

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in finance & financial management needs to look into Lehigh University. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from Lehigh University

3

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

55 Annual Graduates

$83,139 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Saint Joseph's University if you want to pursue a master's degree in finance & financial management. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Students who graduate with their master's from the finance program state that they receive average early career earnings of $83,139.

More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from Saint Joseph’s University

4

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

24 Annual Graduates

University of Scranton is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in finance & financial management. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton.More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from University of Scranton

5

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

6

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

25 Annual Graduates

$82,610 Median Starting Salary

La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the finance program make around $82,610 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from La Salle University

7

York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

14 Annual Graduates

YCP is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of York.More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from York College of Pennsylvania

8

Marywood University
Scranton, PA

4 Annual Graduates

$53,802 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the finance program earn around $53,802 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from Marywood University

8

Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA

8 Annual Graduates

Lincoln is a small public university located in the suburb of Lincoln University.More information about a master’s in finance & financial management from Lincoln University

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	321
Maryland	193	106
New Jersey	188	39
District of Columbia	154	141
Delaware	109	149

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Finance & Financial Management Related Rankings by Major

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Finance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Finance	410
Financial Planning & Services	55
Public Finance	14
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	3
Investments and Securities	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	4,212
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1,957
Human Resource Management	749
Accounting	563
General Business/Commerce	298
Entrepreneurial Studies	262
Marketing	151
Taxation	87
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	66
Other Business, Management & Marketing	48

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.