2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the United States for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia Southern University also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Park University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
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Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Saint Francis also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Creighton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.
Creighton also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Belhaven University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Belhaven graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.