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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate School for You

In <nil>, 54,690 finance & financial management students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the finance basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for finance & financial management students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeSales University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

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#4

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Adrian College is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the United States. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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James A Rhodes State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance & financial management students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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With a ranking of #8, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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#9

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate finance & financial management programs. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Finance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Finance 51,658
Financial Planning & Services 1,136
Banking and Financial Support Services 953
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 415
Investments and Securities 385
International Finance 93
Public Finance 41
Credit Management 9

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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