2023 Most Focused Colleges for Investments and Securities
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 385 people earned their degree in investments and securities, making the major the 869th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in investments and securities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in investments and securities.
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Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for investments and securities students.
Top 19 Most Focused Colleges for Investments and Securities
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major. Merrimack College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 62 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full Merrimack College Investments and Securities Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified ’s investments and securities students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Lynn University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s investments and securities degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Creighton University
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 more about Investments and Securities at UNI
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 36 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Investments and Securities at UND
Pace University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Pace University - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Pace University - New York
With a ranking of #7, Nichols College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Dudley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s investments and securities degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Investments and Securities at Nichols College
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking, coming in at #8. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s investments and securities degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Investments and Securities at UNCW
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking, coming in at #9. Gardner - Webb University is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 1 ’s investments and securities 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%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Gardner - Webb University
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Vanderbilt University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s investments and securities students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Vanderbilt
Temple University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Temple University
Marymount Manhattan College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s investments and securities 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%. 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.
Full Marymount Manhattan College Investments and Securities Report
Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking, coming in at #13. Fordham U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s 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 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%.
Full Fordham University Investments and Securities Report
Baruch College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Baruch is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Baruch Investments and Securities Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 0 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Investments and Securities at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Brigham Young University - Hawaii ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. This small school is located in Laie, Hawaii, and it awarded 0 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Hawaii Investments and Securities Report
La Salle University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s investments and securities students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full La Salle Investments and Securities Report
Harvard University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 72 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, 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 96%.
Read more about Investments and Securities at Harvard University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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