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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$10,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,711 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

FVTC also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Western Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,090 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Northwest State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Northwest State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Archbold.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest State Community College are $8,450 per year.

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Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Franklin University are $9,577 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. UC Clermont College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Batavia.

UC Clermont College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,198 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Clermont College also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Stevens Point excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

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

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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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