2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree School for You
Finance & Financial Management is the #14 most popular major in the country with 57,778 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for finance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Hennepin Community College the best value school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Hennepin Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year.
St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at LATI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,369.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 5% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BHCC also is in the top 5% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,041 per year.
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Southeast Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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El Centro College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools ranking. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.
Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools list.
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Majors Related to Finance
One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
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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