2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in finance and financial management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #38 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for finance and financial management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 master's degrees in finance and financial management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Finance & Financial Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in finance matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in District of Columbia ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of finance and financial management students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Finance & Financial Management Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for finance and financial management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Finance & Financial Management in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in finance and financial management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Finance Students Working on Their Master's

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

104 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in finance and financial management. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in finance and financial management in District of Columbia.

There were about 104 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduation, finance master's recipients generally make an average of $90,500 at the beginning of their careers.

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2

American University
Washington, DC

45 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in finance and financial management. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in finance and financial management in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 45 finance and financial management individuals who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

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3

Howard University
Washington, DC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in finance and financial management. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in finance and financial management in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 2 finance and financial management students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

$86,700 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in finance and financial management. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Students who graduate with their master's from the finance program report average early career income of $86,700.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	373
Pennsylvania	238	560
Maryland	190	597
New Jersey	178	27
Delaware	88	151

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Finance & Financial Management Related Rankings by Major

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Finance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Finance	151

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,073
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	379
Human Resource Management	192
Accounting	178
Real Estate	169
International Business	38
Hospitality Management	38
Marketing	22
Management Information Systems	21
Taxation	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale. More about our data sources and methodologies.