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2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region

94 Colleges
$53,039 Avg Salary
$23,337 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 94 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for finance & financial management students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UH take out is $15,611.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

On average, finance graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $18,586 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $456.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, finance graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $17,250 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $373, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Finance majors at UT Austin take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $295, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, finance graduates from Texas Tech take out $21,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $246, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Southern Methodist 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 large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, finance graduates from SMU take out $52,586 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $715.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UT Arlington accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from Texas State carry an average student debt load of $21,291. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $262, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

While working on their degree, finance majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $513.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Finance majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $18,400 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $255, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, finance graduates from UOPX - Arizona carry an average student debt load of $31,907.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for finance & financial management students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $19,836 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $163.

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#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #13, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for finance & financial management students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Finance majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $396.

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University of North Texas landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular finance & financial management programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

While working on their degree, finance majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $20,175 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $249, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Finance & Financial Management students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
16 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
17 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
18 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance & financial management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,991
Arizona 932
Oklahoma 693
New Mexico 51

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Finance Focus Areas

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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