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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

649 Colleges in the United States
57,778 Finance Degrees Awarded
$53,475 Avg Early-Career Salary
Finance & Financial Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2023 ranking, College Factual looked at 649 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for finance and financial management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57,778 degrees in finance and financial management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Finance & Financial Management School

Best Finance & Financial Management Schools Your choice of finance and financial management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Finance & Financial Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Finance & Financial Management Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Finance
Bachelor's Degrees in Finance
Master's Degrees in Finance
Doctor's Degrees in Finance

The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Finance & Financial Management in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the finance degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools in Finance

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
658 Finance Degrees Awarded
$154,242 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in finance and financial management. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 658 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management degree program at University of Pennsylvania make $100,767 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
301 Finance Degrees Awarded
11.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in finance and financial management has to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 301 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management program at University of Notre Dame earn $33,469 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IL
74 Finance Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance and financial management. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
231 Finance Degrees Awarded
$80,321 Median Starting Salary

Washington University in St Louis is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in finance and financial management. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 231 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management program at Washington University in St Louis get $26,846 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
297 Finance Degrees Awarded
$94,590 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 297 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management degree program at Georgetown University get $41,115 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
402 Finance Degrees Awarded
3.7% Growth in Graduates

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 402 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from Boston College receive $28,691 more than the average finance student.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
206 Finance Degrees Awarded
$71,409 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were approximately 206 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Lehigh University receive an earnings boost of about $17,934 over the typical earnings of finance and financial management graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
463 Finance Degrees Awarded
6.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 463 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison make $7,999 more than the typical finance graduate.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
330 Finance Degrees Awarded
10.9% Growth in Graduates

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 330 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management program at Harvard University make $40,259 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
201 Finance Degrees Awarded
8.5% Growth in Graduates

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 201 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management degree program at George Washington University get $14,434 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
302 Finance Degrees Awarded
$82,959 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 302 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management program at Southern Methodist University earn $29,484 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
257 Finance Degrees Awarded
$72,757 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 117 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 257 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management program at Villanova University get $19,282 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
391 Finance Degrees Awarded
$74,305 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 116 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 391 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management major at The University of Texas at Austin earn $20,830 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
298 Finance Degrees Awarded
$59,257 Median Starting Salary

UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 5 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were roughly 298 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from University of Delaware make $5,782 more than the typical finance student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
406 Finance Degrees Awarded
8.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 406 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of approximately $16,746 over the typical income of finance and financial management graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
431 Finance Degrees Awarded
$66,615 Median Starting Salary

UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 431 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park earn a boost of around $13,140 over the average earnings of finance and financial management majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Finance Degrees Awarded
$78,878 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University make $25,403 more than the typical finance student.

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
325 Finance Degrees Awarded
10.2% Growth in Graduates

Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 325 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management major at Bentley University make $22,921 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
226 Finance Degrees Awarded
$87,851 Median Starting Salary

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 5th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 226 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Boston University receive an earnings boost of around $34,376 above the average earnings of finance and financial management graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
287 Finance Degrees Awarded
10.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 87 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 287 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign receive an earnings boost of approximately $13,486 over the average income of finance and financial management majors.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
324 Finance Degrees Awarded
$61,210 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 324 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from University of Miami earn $7,735 more than the typical finance grad.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
424 Finance Degrees Awarded
$84,072 Median Starting Salary

Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were about 424 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from Tulane University of Louisiana receive $30,597 more than the standard finance graduate.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
341 Finance Degrees Awarded
14.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 2nd out of 65 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 341 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Finance & Financial Management degree recipients from Virginia Tech receive an earnings boost of about $6,371 above the typical income of finance and financial management graduates.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
218 Finance Degrees Awarded
9.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 143 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 218 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year. Those finance and financial management students who get their degree from Fordham University make $16,990 more than the typical finance student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
303 Finance Degrees Awarded
1.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 303 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the finance and financial management degree program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $5,699 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
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Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Finance & Financial Management Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 649 different United States finance and financial management schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
51 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
52 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
53 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
54 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
55 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
56 Drake University Des Moines, IA
57 Iowa State University Ames, IA
58 DePaul University Chicago, IL
59 University of Denver Denver, CO
60 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
61 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
62 New York University New York, NY
63 Seattle University Seattle, WA
64 Providence College Providence, RI
65 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
66 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
67 Bryant University Smithfield, RI
68 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
69 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
70 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
71 American University Washington, DC
72 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
73 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
74 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA
75 Auburn University Auburn, AL
76 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
77 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
78 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
79 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
80 Baruch College New York, NY
81 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
82 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
83 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
84 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
85 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
86 Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA
87 University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK
88 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
89 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
90 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
91 University of Houston Houston, TX
92 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
93 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
94 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
95 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
96 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
97 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Finance & Financial Management students that almost earned our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
98 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
99 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
100 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
101 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
102 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
103 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
104 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
105 Florida International University Miami, FL
106 Clemson University Clemson, SC
107 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
108 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
109 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
110 Howard University Washington, DC
111 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
112 Illinois State University Normal, IL
113 Westminster College Utah Salt Lake City, UT
114 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
115 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
116 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
117 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
118 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
119 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
120 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
121 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
122 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
123 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
124 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
125 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
126 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
127 University of Portland Portland, OR
128 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
129 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT

Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Finance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Finance 51,779
Financial Planning & Services 4,087
Banking and Financial Support Services 1,022
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 362
Investments and Securities 346
International Finance 123
Public Finance 48
Credit Management 10
Financial Risk Management 1

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Majors Similar to Finance

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319

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