by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois” 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.
Across Illinois, there were 2,054 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,673 and $24,073 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,725 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Quincy University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Full Quincy University Finance & Financial Management Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Forest College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lake Forest College is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Lake Forest College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois. Augustana College is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 48 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Augustana College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Illinois College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois. Bloomington, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Wesleyan Finance & Financial Management Report
DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 235 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DePaul University Finance & Financial Management Report
Trinity Christian College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Trinity Christian College is a small school located in Palos Heights, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Trinity Christian
With a ranking of #8, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Naperville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 North Central College
With a ranking of #10, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Illinois State
Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 55 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Northeastern Illinois University
With a ranking of #12, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 261 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Elmhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Elmhurst University Finance & Financial Management Report
Dominican University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Dominican University Finance & Financial Management Report
Loyola University Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 129 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Loyola University Chicago Finance & Financial Management Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 287 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aurora University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Lewis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. Lewis University is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bradley University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Bradley University Finance & Financial Management Report
Eastern Illinois University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois list. Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Illinois University Finance & Financial Management Report
Western Illinois University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
University of St Francis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of St Francis
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #25. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Finance & Financial Management Report
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