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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky

8 Colleges
$44,798 Avg Salary
$19,729 Avg Student Debt

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In <nil>, finance & financial management students earned 532 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools in Finance & Financial Management

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for finance & financial management students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UK take out an average of $20,750 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $381, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UofL take out is $20,884.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at NKU take out an average of $21,237 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $189.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, finance graduates from Murray State take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at WKU take out is $19,500.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Finance majors at Eastern take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Morehead State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

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

Majors Similar 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 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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