2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's 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. 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.
The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bellevue University is ranked #3 for overall quality for finance in the Plains States Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year. On average, finance graduates from MSU take out $18,342 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Metro State are $9,394 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, finance graduates from Metro State carry an average student debtload of $29,207.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year. Finance majors at Park University take out an average of $27,957 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dickinson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. DSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Dickinson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSU are $9,942 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, finance graduates from DSU carry an average student debtload of $30,843.
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Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dakota State are $12,735 a year.
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Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.
Southwest Minnesota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $11,947 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston.
UMN Crookston undergraduate students pay an average of $12,514 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, finance majors at UMN Crookston accumulate an average of around $30,680 in student debt.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree finance and financial management programs. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year. Finance majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $22,160 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #12, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grantham University are $8,280 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 14 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD |
| 15 | Columbia College | Columbia, MO |
| 16 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 911 |
| Minnesota | 1,073 |
| Kansas | 858 |
| Iowa | 1,046 |
| Nebraska | 537 |
| North Dakota | 158 |
| South Dakota | 100 |
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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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