Graduate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management
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Education Levels of Finance Majors
In 2019-2020, 897 graduate certificates were awarded to finance majors. This makes it the 5th most popular graduate certificate program in the country.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in finance at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Bachelor’s Degree | 48,043 |
Master’s Degree | 5,353 |
Basic Certificate | 3,125 |
Graduate Certificate | 897 |
Associate Degree | 293 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 132 |
Doctor’s Degree | 50 |
Earnings of Finance Majors With Graduate Certificates
We are unable to calculate the median earnings for finance majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding a graduate certificate in finance is $34,964. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $34,964 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $34,964.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $407.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue graduate certificates in finance. About 61.9% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 555 |
Women | 342 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of finance graduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 65 |
Black or African American | 61 |
Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
White | 452 |
International Students | 109 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 149 |

Most Popular Finance Programs for Graduate Certificates
There are 85 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in finance. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:
Finance Concentrations
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Finance | 351 |
Financial Planning & Services | 272 |
Investments & Securities | 118 |
Other Financial Management | 95 |
International Finance | 53 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to finance that offer graduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Business Administration & Management | 5,311 |
Management Sciences & Methods | 1,933 |
Human Resource Management | 1,700 |
Accounting | 1,018 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 743 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License
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