by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 13,324 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,377 and $24,268 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 688 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 35 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jose Maria Vargas University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region. Jose Maria Vargas University is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of New Orleans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
Nova Southeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at NUS Florida
Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 105 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama
Mississippi College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 6 masters’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%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Mississippi College
Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Campbell University
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus
West Virginia University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Finance & Financial Management Report
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #14, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 40 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Florida State
University of Miami came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at U Miami
Brenau University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Regent University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Finance & Financial Management Report
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
With a ranking of #21, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 full report on Finance & Financial Management at Gardner - Webb
Liberty University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 35 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Liberty University Finance & Financial Management Report
Charleston Southern University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Charleston Southern University
University of Arkansas landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 University of Tampa came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tampa is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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