by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,658 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Florida, there were 3,852 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,509 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,515 and $22,413 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in finance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in finance.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. UT is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 148 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stetson University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida. DeLand, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 46 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 256 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 589 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 665 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Webber International University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Webber International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Babson Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 113 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of North Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 127 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 367 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 278 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 401 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 12 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Ave Maria University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Located in Ave Maria, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Palm Beach, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Florida came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Barry University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
The University of West Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #20. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 29 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St. Thomas University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. St. Thomas University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami Gardens, Florida. It awarded 7 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 ranking of #23, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 23 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.6% 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 at Rasmussen University - Florida
Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #25. Florida National University - Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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