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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

83 Colleges
$56,330 Avg Salary
$23,061 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 83 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Check out the finance programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for finance & financial management students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, finance graduates from CSUN take out $12,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 83 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $13,856 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $480.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Finance majors at Wazzu take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $431, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Washington State University Report

#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

On average, finance graduates from USD take out $23,094 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $1,000.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of San Diego Report

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 83 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Finance majors at Oregon State take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $672.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Oregon State University Report

#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, finance graduates from SCU take out $14,490 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, finance graduates from Portland State University take out $16,444 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UNR take out an average of $15,750 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 $310.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Finance majors at UNLV take out an average of $14,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The University of Arizona Global Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, finance graduates from UAGC take out $29,813 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Finance & Financial Management at The University of Arizona Global Campus Report

#11

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, finance graduates from Loyola Marymount take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $819, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Loyola Marymount University Report

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UH Manoa accumulate an average of around $20,875 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $358.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
14 Seattle University Seattle, WA
15 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
16 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance & financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,442
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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