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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 3,290 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,330 and $22,516 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. To top this list, a school must have a successful finance and financial management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree finance students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles Valley College is a fairly large school located in Valley Glen, California that handed out 15 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Southwestern College
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles City College Finance & Financial Management Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Whatcom Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Whatcom Community College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Diego Miramar College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. San Diego Miramar College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at San Diego Miramar College
Glendale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. SBCC is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Cosumnes River
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students 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 Hawaii Pacific University
Los Angeles Southwest College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Los Angeles Southwest College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Los Angeles Southwest College
Riverside City College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Riverside City College Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #10, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Imperial, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Pasadena City College
Skagit Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Skagit Valley College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Skagit Valley College Finance & Financial Management Report
Walla Walla Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Walla Walla Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
San Joaquin Delta College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Tahoe Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Located in South Lake Tahoe, California, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Tahoe Community College Finance & Financial Management Report
College of Southern Nevada landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Solano Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Finance Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Solano College is located in Fairfield, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Solano College
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