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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 51,658 people earned their degree in finance, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,989 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 851 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in finance. That schools that top this list have a program in finance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree finance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region. JWU Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 36 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 67 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hult International Business School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region list. Hult International Business School is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 171 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. 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.
Read full report on Finance at Hult International Business School
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 216 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Harvard University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 138 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 0.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Boston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 52 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Finance Report
Bryant University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bryant is a small school located in Smithfield, Rhode Island that handed out 14 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region list. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees 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%.
Yale University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 9 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on Finance at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Rhode Island landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 111 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 109 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 115 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fairfield University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 183 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
University of Bridgeport landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 3 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 0 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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