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Finance Schools in California

California contains 47 schools that offer finance programs. University of Southern California, the highest-ranking finance school in CA, has a total student population of 34,824 and is the 10th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 47 finance schools in California, only 25 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Clara University comes out as the most expensive ($35,245/yr), with Glendale Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,086/yr.

Finance students from California schools who go on to become financial managers, finance analysts, financial planners, corporate finance consultants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,180 people working as financial managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $113,730. Also, Budget analysts make on average $69,240 per year and there are about 60,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 11,960 employed budget analysts earning an average yearly salary of $76,340. Financial managers in this state earn $128,100/yr and there are 65,160 employed.

Also, within the finance schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from finance, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Finance Programs in California

University of Southern California

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pepperdine University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Diego

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of San Francisco

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California Lutheran University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Holy Names University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Santa Clara University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Northridge

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Marys College of California

• Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Advanced College

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Associates

La Sierra University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

DeVry University-California

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters

National University

• Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Pacific States University

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Golden Gate University-San Francisco

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

University of Phoenix-Sacramento Valley Campus

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Phoenix-Southern California Campus

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Phoenix-Bay Area Campus

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

American Intercontinental University

• Bachelor's (BBA) - Accounting and Finance
  
• MBA - Accounting & Finance
  
• MBA - Accounting & Finance Part Time Option
  
• MBA - Finance
  
• MBA - Finance Part Time Option
  

University of Phoenix-San Diego Campus

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Phoenix-Central Valley Campus

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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See Also

• Finance Information
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• Online Finance Schools
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• Online Finance Certifications

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