by our College Data Analytics Team
[Finance Financial Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/finance-financial-management/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a finance financial management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their finance financial management graduates.
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Below are the schools whose finance financial management graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Saint Josephs University, our #1 for finance financial management graduate salaries in Pennsylvania. Saint Josephs University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Students who complete the finance financial management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $128,250.
La Salle University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in finance financial management, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle University is a private not-for-profit institution. Finance Financial Management graduates of La Salle University earn a median of about $106,411 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in finance financial management will find them at University Of Scranton, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Scranton, University Of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career finance financial management graduates from University Of Scranton make a median of around $77,958 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Lincoln University Of Pennsylvania earned it the #4 place for finance financial management. Located in the suburb of Lincoln University, Lincoln University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Students who complete the finance financial management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $51,240.
Marywood University came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying finance financial management schools. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton. Students who complete the finance financial management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $49,075.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries finance financial management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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