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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky

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

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

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 Most Popular 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 13 schools in Kentucky 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for finance majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UK take out is $20,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $381, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UofL carry an average student debt load of $20,884.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

On average, finance graduates from WKU take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

On average, finance graduates from Eastern take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 Most Popular 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.

Finance majors at Murray State take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Morehead State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Georgetown College 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 fringe town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at NKU take out is $21,237. 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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Hazard Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in Kentucky ranking. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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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
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 13 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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