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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9,758 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,044 and $24,671 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in finance and financial management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest State Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest State Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Western Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region. UC Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees 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 UC Clermont College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Columbus State Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Davenport University
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. WITC is located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Madison Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison Area Technical College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Milwaukee Area Technical College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Finance & Financial Management Report
Franklin University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Franklin University
Fox Valley Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Illinois Central College
Macomb Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Warren, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Macomb Community College
Edison State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a public institution located in Piqua, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Edison State Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
Black Hawk College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. BHC is located in Moline, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Findlay is a small school located in Findlay, Ohio that handed out 6 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at The University of Findlay
Youngstown State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 48 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Youngstown State University Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #14, Oakton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Des Plaines, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Oakton Community College
With a ranking of #14, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. James A Rhodes State College is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Rhodes State College
Clark State Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Springfield, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Clark State Community College
Waubonsee Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Full Waubonsee Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Sinclair Community College
Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Walsh University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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