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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Colleges.

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 school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.

Madison College also took the #4 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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

FVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college 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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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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

Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the 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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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree finance and financial management programs. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the 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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#8

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Franklin University are $9,577 a year.

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University of Cincinnati - Clermont 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 #9 on the list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Batavia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Clermont College are $13,198 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Clermont College also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per 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.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges 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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