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Best Colleges for Finance and Financial Management Services

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 431

Avg grad salary: $67,397

Total graduates: 44,849

Top Colleges for Finance and Financial Management Services: Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$206,646	$122,698	135	$12,865	5.9%
2	Duke University Durham, NC	$153,139	$98,649	119	$13,437	6.8%
3	WashU (St. Louis) St. Louis, MO	$152,625	$102,814	54	$19,250	12.0%
4	NYU New York, NY	$129,049	$102,572	191	$21,250	9.4%
5	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$127,832	$92,075	124	$13,197	4.8%
6	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$127,636	$90,568	29	$16,662	9.8%
7	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$127,416	$98,104	29	$12,500	3.9%
8	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$126,672	$106,218	111	$16,877	13.1%
9	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$125,751	$85,879	55	$19,500	10.4%
10	Yale University New Haven, CT	$125,006	$82,617	88	$13,250	4.5%
11	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$124,570	$103,993	88	$6,617	3.5%
12	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$118,120	$94,675	123	$18,400	6.2%
13	Columbia University New York, NY	$117,355	$83,135	157	$25,000	4.2%
14	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$115,832	$89,505	47	$12,000	11.1%
15	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$115,082	$80,888	79	$12,925	10.0%
16	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$113,839	$83,159	121	$19,500	61.2%
17	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$113,398	$85,944	50	$19,500	21.6%
18	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$112,777	$83,789	173	$26,850	56.3%
19	Trinity College Hartford, CT	$112,699	$71,191	62	$21,500	33.5%
20	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$111,893	$99,222	119	$19,000	12.4%
21	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$110,242	$82,495	262	$18,000	15.7%
22	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$110,166	$82,008	247	$26,197	25.1%
23	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$110,050	$71,737	24	$23,399	17.4%
24	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$108,040	$78,181	46	$12,494	7.6%
25	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$107,260	$76,720	151	$23,250	29.3%
26	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$107,248	$84,967	127	$15,500	8.2%
27	UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$106,624	$80,446	218	$13,000	11.7%
28	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$106,444	$79,929	91	$16,201	43.8%
29	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$105,795	$84,932	178	$16,227	7.1%
30	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$105,566	$76,944	43	$19,500	6.9%
31	Tufts University Medford, MA	$105,444	$75,125	96	$17,850	10.1%
32	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$104,448	$73,618	280	$18,000	90.2%
33	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$104,448	$73,618	185	$16,430	64.1%
34	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$104,258	$84,311	112	$12,424	6.3%
35	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$103,456	$77,274	52	$17,500	11.9%
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$103,437	$83,260	270	$21,500	43.4%
37	Barnard College New York, NY	$103,309	$85,860	46	$16,750	8.0%
38	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	N/A	$103,041	60	$11,250	4.5%
39	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$102,501	$61,027	37	$23,000	23.3%
40	Colby College Waterville, ME	$102,153	$76,401	34	$24,250	6.8%
41	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$102,111	$80,044	36	$25,000	64.1%
42	George Washington University Washington, DC	$101,012	$73,833	73	$19,000	43.5%
43	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$100,883	$81,103	272	$26,000	48.4%
44	Pomona College Claremont, CA	$100,669	$70,051	24	N/A	6.8%
45	MIT Cambridge, MA	N/A	$99,843	18	N/A	4.7%
46	UIUC Champaign, IL	$99,685	$75,381	189	$19,500	43.7%
47	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$99,075	$78,177	762	$22,500	65.3%
48	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$98,950	$64,972	67	$24,347	50.8%
49	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$98,540	$74,023	148	$27,000	45.0%
50	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$96,461	$69,288	128	$27,000	21.1%
51	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$96,161	$83,876	207	$11,750	69.2%
52	UT Austin Austin, TX	$95,994	$94,041	224	$20,500	29.1%
53	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$95,280	$77,877	203	$22,500	57.0%
54	University of Maryland College Park, MD	$95,162	$75,689	208	$19,500	44.8%
55	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$95,070	$71,600	213	$20,399	53.9%
56	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$95,070	$71,600	213	$20,399	86.5%
57	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$95,070	$71,600	213	$20,399	86.5%
58	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$95,070	$71,600	213	$20,399	80.2%
59	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$95,070	$71,600	213	$20,399	87.0%
60	Brown University Providence, RI	$94,824	$72,064	84	$13,000	5.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

Choosing the Best Finance and Financial Management Services Program

Graduate Earnings

Median salary 4 years post-graduation measures the long-term ROI of a program. Higher earnings with lower debt means better financial outcomes.

Program Size

Graduate count signals program maturity. Larger programs often have stronger alumni networks and more job placement resources.

Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

Compare median debt against starting salary. A ratio below 1x means most graduates can repay loans within a year of earnings.

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