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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$25,665 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at San Diego State University

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at San Francisco State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Washington State University Report

Southern Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $18,569 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Southern Oregon University Report

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Southern California

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,485
Washington 907
Oregon 405
Nevada 296
Hawaii 112
Alaska 18

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 7 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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