by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 51,658 people earned their degree in finance, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,343 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 304 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree finance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 36 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 168 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Finance at Washington University in St Louis
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #3 spot on the list. UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s finance degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #6, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 20 students 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s finance 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 4 students 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%.
Creighton University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, 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 91%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 175 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Saint Ambrose University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’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%.
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