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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southwest Region

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The excellent basic certificate programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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#6

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro 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 #6 on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,991
Arizona 932
Oklahoma 693
New Mexico 51

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 8 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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