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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas

12 Colleges
$44,455 Avg Salary
$20,472 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

In <nil>, finance & financial management students earned 638 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Arkansas 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.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for finance & financial management students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UARK take out is $21,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $522.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

On average, finance graduates from UCA take out $16,896 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at A-State accumulate an average of around $20,790 in student debt.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, finance graduates from Ouachita Baptist take out $21,320 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Finance majors at Harding take out an average of $27,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #7 on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UA Little Rock take out is $15,076.

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#8

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

With a ranking of #8, Lyon College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. Lyon is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Batesville.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

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#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools 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
Kentucky 532

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 12 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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