2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree School for You
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for finance majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for finance & financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Master's Degree, finance majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $30,207 in student debt.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
While working on their Master's Degree, finance majors at Case Western accumulate an average of around $36,791 in student debt.
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Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance & financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
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University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance & financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance & financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Walsh take out while working on their Master's Degree is $39,468.
Northern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
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Cleary University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Howell, Cleary College is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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 Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,688 |
| Ohio | 3,170 |
| Illinois | 1,841 |
| Indiana | 1,177 |
| Wisconsin | 1,561 |
Finance & Financial Management Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Finance
| 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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