2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major
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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 Highly Focused on Finance Major” 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking analyzed 858 colleges that offered 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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Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for finance students.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Finance & Financial Management
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Menlo College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major. Located in Atherton, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Bentley University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 325 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Bentley University Finance & Financial Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldey - Beacom College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Wilmington, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
Full Goldey - Beacom College Finance & Financial Management Report
Out of the 858 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1,006 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Baruch
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Bryant is a small school located in Smithfield, Rhode Island that handed out 184 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Providence College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #6. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 215 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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.
Full Providence College Finance & Financial Management Report
Fairfield University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 165 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Fairfield U Finance & Financial Management Report
Wofford College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 51 degrees to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Wofford Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 206 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Lehigh University
University of Puerto Rico - Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Puerto Rico - Carolina is a public institution located in Carolina, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UPR Carolina Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #11, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 424 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Tulane Finance & Financial Management Report
Elon University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 159 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Walsh College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Walsh is a small school located in Troy, Michigan that handed out 54 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #14. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 402 ’s finance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Iona College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This small school is located in New Rochelle, New York, and it awarded 85 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Benedictine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #16. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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Saint Norbert College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This small school is located in De Pere, Wisconsin, and it awarded 40 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Jose Maria Vargas University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 302 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at SMU
With a ranking of #20, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s finance degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at St. Joe’s
Susquehanna University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Susquehanna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Susquehanna University Finance & Financial Management Report
Saint Anselm College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 St. Anselm College
University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s finance degrees to qualified students.
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Ouachita Baptist University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Finance & Financial Management Report
University of Notre Dame came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 301 ’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.
Full University of Notre Dame Finance & Financial Management Report