by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 57,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,290 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,330 and $22,516 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their finance and financial management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Valley College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Valley College Finance & Financial Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Laney College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at SWC Chula Vista
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whatcom Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Whatcom Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the #5 spot on the list. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 5 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City College of San Francisco Finance & Financial Management Report
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Los Angeles City College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Los Angeles City College
San Diego Miramar College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at San Diego Miramar College
With a ranking of #8, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Santa Barbara City College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Santa Barbara City College
Solano Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Solano Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Solano Community College
Pasadena City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Pasadena City College
Riverside City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside City College is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Riverside City College
San Joaquin Delta College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at College of Southern Nevada
With a ranking of #10, Los Angeles Southwest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Southwest College is a small public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Los Angeles Southwest College
With a ranking of #10, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Walla Walla Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. South Lake Tahoe, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Lake Tahoe Community College
With a ranking of #10, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. IVC is a medium-sized public school situated in Imperial, California. It awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Cosumnes River
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Hawaii Pacific University
Skagit Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Mount Vernon, Washington, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Skagit Valley College
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