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2024 Best Finance Schools

628 Colleges in the United States
51,779 Finance Degrees Awarded
Finance is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 628 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Finance Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51,779 degrees in finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Finance School

Best Finance Schools The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

Finance Rankings by 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 Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Finance in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do 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
1st Most Popular In PA
658 Finance Degrees Awarded

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in finance. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 658 finance students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in finance from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IL
74 Finance Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in finance needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 74 finance students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
231 Finance Degrees Awarded

Washington University in St Louis is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in finance. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 231 finance students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in finance from Washington University in St Louis

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
301 Finance Degrees Awarded

University of Notre Dame is a great choice for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 301 finance students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
297 Finance Degrees Awarded

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 #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 297 finance students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
227 Finance Degrees Awarded

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 227 finance students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
351 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 351 finance students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
402 Finance Degrees Awarded

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 402 finance students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
287 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 287 finance students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in finance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
393 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 393 finance students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
297 Finance Degrees Awarded

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 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 297 finance students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in finance from Southern Methodist University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
321 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 321 finance students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
391 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 391 finance students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
206 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 206 finance students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
424 Finance Degrees Awarded

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 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 424 finance students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
322 Finance Degrees Awarded

Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 322 finance students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in finance from Bentley University

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
184 Finance Degrees Awarded

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 184 finance students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in finance from George Washington University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
185 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 185 finance students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
162 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 162 finance students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
431 Finance Degrees Awarded

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 431 finance students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
257 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 257 finance students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
767 Finance Degrees Awarded

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 767 finance students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in finance from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
291 Finance Degrees Awarded

Located in the small 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 about 291 finance students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
200 Finance Degrees Awarded

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 10th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 200 finance students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
269 Finance Degrees Awarded

UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were roughly 269 finance students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Finance Schools

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Boston University
Boston, MA
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Providence College
Providence, RI

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Finance Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 628 different United States finance schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
52 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
53 Bryant University Smithfield, RI
54 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
55 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
56 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
57 Baylor University Waco, TX
58 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
59 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
60 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
61 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
62 New York University New York, NY
63 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
64 University of Denver Denver, CO
65 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
66 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
67 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
68 Drake University Des Moines, IA
69 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
70 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
71 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
72 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
73 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
74 Baruch College New York, NY
75 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
76 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
77 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
78 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
79 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
80 Auburn University Auburn, AL
81 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
82 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
83 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
84 Florida International University Miami, FL
85 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
86 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
87 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
88 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
89 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
90 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
91 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
92 Washington State University Pullman, WA
93 Suffolk University Boston, MA
94 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
95 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
96 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
97 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
98 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
99 University of Portland Portland, OR
100 Essex County College Newark, NJ
101 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
102 Northeastern University Boston, MA
103 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
104 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
105 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
106 Elon University Elon, NC
107 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
108 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
109 Clemson University Clemson, SC
110 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
111 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
112 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
113 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
114 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL
115 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
116 American University Washington, DC
117 University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK
118 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
119 University of Houston Houston, TX
120 Bradley University Peoria, IL
121 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
122 University of North Texas Denton, TX
123 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
124 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
125 Illinois State University Normal, IL

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Finance is one of 8 different types of Finance & Financial Management programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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