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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 54,690 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , finance & financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $53,704 and had an average of $24,189 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47,848 finance & financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major” ranking, we looked at 721 colleges that offer a degree in finance & financial management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in finance & financial management.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree finance students.
Out of the 721 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Menlo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Menlo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atherton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 721 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #2 spot on the list. Baruch College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 986 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 721 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 186 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 244 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Bentley University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 207 students in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Providence College Finance & Financial Management Report
Fairfield University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 183 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, 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 89%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Fairfield U
With a ranking of #7, Wofford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Wofford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 74 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Wofford
With a ranking of #8, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 197 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lehigh University Finance & Financial Management Report
University of Puerto Rico - Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. UPR Carolina is a small school located in Carolina, Puerto Rico that handed out 31 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of Puerto Rico - Carolina
Elon University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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.
Benedictine College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atchison, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Benedictine College Finance & Financial Management Report
Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #12. Saint Norbert College is a private not-for-profit institution located in De Pere, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s 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%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 290 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 91%.
Boston College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 332 bachelors’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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, Susquehanna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Susquehanna University is a small school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 bachelors’s finance 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Susquehanna University
Saint Anselm College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at St. Anselm College
University of Minnesota - Crookston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Finance & Financial Management at UMN Crookston
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Ouachita Baptist University
Muhlenberg College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Muhlenberg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 92%.
Full Muhlenberg College Finance & Financial Management Report
With a ranking of #20, Wittenberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Wittenberg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Finance & Financial Management at Wittenberg University
Lyon College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 more about Finance & Financial Management at Lyon College
With a ranking of #22, Butler University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 120 bachelors’s finance 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #23, Iona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. This small school is located in New Rochelle, New York, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Quincy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major list. Quincy U is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Finance Major ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 231 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Villanova University
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 52 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 53 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 54 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 55 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 56 | Thomas College | Waterville, ME |
| 57 | Roger Williams University | Bristol, RI |
| 58 | University of Minnesota - Duluth | Duluth, MN |
| 59 | St. Bonaventure University | Saint Bonaventure, NY |
| 60 | Bethany College Kansas | Lindsborg, KS |
| 61 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 62 | Siena College | Loudonville, NY |
| 63 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
| 64 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 65 | Bethany College West Virginia | Bethany, WV |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 92 | Le Moyne College | Syracuse, NY |
| 93 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 94 | National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension | Box Elder, SD |
| 94 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 94 | Goldey - Beacom College | Wilmington, DE |
| 94 | Missouri Valley College | Marshall, MO |
| 98 | Salve Regina University | Newport, RI |
| 99 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 100 | Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, PA |
| 101 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX |
| 102 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 103 | University of St. Thomas | Houston, TX |
| 104 | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
| 105 | University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX |
| 106 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 107 | Saint Edward’s University | Austin, TX |
| 108 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 109 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
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