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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$42,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,719 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, finance and financial management students earned 722 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for finance majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Finance & Financial Management

Our analysis found University of the District of Columbia to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of the District of Columbia are $6,152 a year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of the District of Columbia

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at Howard take out an average of $21,005 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $609.

Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Howard University Report

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $988.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Georgetown University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $626, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Finance & Financial Management at George Washington University Report

#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.

The American University also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at American University

Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year.

CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Catholic University of America

Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,966
New York 3,340
Maryland 729
New Jersey 1,383
Delaware 476

One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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