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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree School for You

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The Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for finance & financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, finance majors at Vanderbilt accumulate an average of around $82,735 in student debt.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Master's Degree, finance graduates from UF carry an average student debtload of $10,329.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

On average, finance graduates from Tulane take out $81,289 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#4

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Christopher Newport University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CNU is a small public school located in the midsize city of Newport News.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

While working on their Master's Degree, finance majors at U Miami accumulate an average of around $87,510 in student debt.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance & financial management programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Finance majors at Florida State take out an average of $24,437 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree finance & financial management programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #9, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for finance & financial management students working on their master’s degree. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

On average, finance graduates from Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out $38,936 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance & financial management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,957
Georgia 1,368
Tennessee 675
Louisiana 910
Virginia 925
North Carolina 1,251
West Virginia 206
Alabama 1,274
Mississippi 388
South Carolina 993
Arkansas 638
Kentucky 532

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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