Best Schools for Finance in 2026
These are the top schools offering Finance, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Finance graduate earns $32,628/yr across 5 schools.
All Finance Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ · Finance |
79
70–83 |
$54,047/yr | 71.6x |
| 2 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL · Finance |
81
76–84 |
$45,261/yr | 102.3x |
| 3 |
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD · Finance |
65
61–68 |
$40,070/yr | 28.2x |
| 4 |
Nova College de Puerto Rico
Bayamon, PR · Finance |
50
44–53 |
$13,175/yr | — |
| 5 |
NUC University
Bayamon, PR · Finance |
45
39–47 |
$10,587/yr | 12.1x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.