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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California

52 Colleges
$61,293 Avg Salary
$21,719 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, finance & financial management was ranked 7th in California. In fact, 1,442 were awarded in the state in <nil>.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Finance & Financial Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Colleges.

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the most popular school for finance & financial management students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at CSUN take out an average of $12,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in California. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Finance majors at USD take out an average of $23,094 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $1,000, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Finance majors at SCU take out an average of $14,490 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at The University of Arizona Global Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Finance majors at UAGC take out an average of $29,813 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for finance & financial management students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at Loyola Marymount take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $819.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #6, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from USFCA carry an average student debt load of $24,394.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

While working on their degree, finance majors at Golden Gate University - San Francisco accumulate an average of around $41,941 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#9

Menlo College

Atherton, CA

Menlo College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. Menlo is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Atherton.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Menlo take out is $23,250.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 25 schools only.

  • 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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