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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Finance & Financial Management

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best school in the Far Western US Region for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Phoenix - California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . UOPX - California is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ontario.

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#3

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Miramar College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Glendale Community College is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance & financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,442
Washington 837
Oregon 392
Nevada 296
Hawaii 112
Alaska 18

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, finance & financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Finance Concentrations

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 5 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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