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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

55 Colleges
$21,525 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,072 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the finance graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

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 town of Orange Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia Southern University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

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 large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.

University of Saint Francis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Creighton also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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#8

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#10

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

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Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

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