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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management

94 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$35,711 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 57,778 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 323 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking, we looked at 94 colleges that offer a degree in finance and financial management. That schools that top this list have a program in finance and financial management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree finance students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management

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Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Watertown, South Dakota. It awarded 29 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Lake Area Technical Institute

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Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Bunker Hill Community College

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Naugatuck Valley Community College
Waterbury, Connecticut

Out of the 94 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 15 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Naugatuck Valley Community College

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Out of the 94 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at MCTC

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westmoreland County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Youngwood, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Westmoreland College

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BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston, West Virginia

BridgeValley Community & Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at BridgeValley Community & Technical College

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Essex County College
Newark, New Jersey

Essex County College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Essex Finance & Financial Management Report

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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Cloquet, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

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Northwest State Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Northwest State Community College

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Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 27 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Finance & Financial Management Report

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Berkeley College - New York
New York, New York

With a ranking of #11, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Berkeley College - New York is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Berkeley College - New York

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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

With a ranking of #12, Southeast Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Southeast Technical College Finance & Financial Management Report

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Southwest Mississippi Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. SMCC is a small public school situated in Summit, Mississippi. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at SMCC

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With a ranking of #14, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at St Cloud Technical and Community College

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Western Technical College
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Western Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Western Technical College is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Western Technical College

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Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, California

Los Angeles Valley College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Los Angeles Valley College is a fairly large school located in Valley Glen, California that handed out 15 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Los Angeles Valley College

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #17, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Saint Paul College Finance & Financial Management Report

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University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Batavia, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 9 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Kirkwood Community College

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Laney College
Oakland, California

Laney College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Laney College Finance & Financial Management Report

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at NICC

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Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island

Community College of Rhode Island ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at CCRI

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Laramie County Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Laramie County Community College Finance & Financial Management Report

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Columbus State Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Columbus State Community College is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 16 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Columbus State Community College

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Northern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NSU Finance & Financial Management Report

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