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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

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In 2021-2022, 385 people earned their degree in investments and securities, making the major the 869th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in investments and securities. That schools that top this list have a program in investments and securities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree investments and securities students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at Creighton

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Pace University

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #4 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Investments and Securities at Gardner - Webb University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanderbilt University Investments and Securities Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s investments and securities degrees 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Temple

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

Fordham University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Fordham University is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fordham University Investments and Securities Report

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Salle University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s investments and securities degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full La Salle University Investments and Securities Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s investments and securities degrees to 72 students in 2021-2022.

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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Harvard

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Baruch College
New York, New York

Baruch College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Investments and Securities Major ranking. Baruch is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2021-2022.

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 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%.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at Baruch

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