by our College Data Analytics Team
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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 6,650 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,425 and $26,308 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Financial Services landed the #1 spot on the list. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s finance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at The American College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s finance degrees to 347 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Temple
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Finance Major in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Carnegie Mellon University
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