2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management
Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
University of Saint Francis also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.
UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 a year.
Request InformationBest Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,699 |
| Ohio | 3,170 |
| Illinois | 1,970 |
| Indiana | 1,178 |
| Wisconsin | 1,564 |
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Finance & Financial Management Related Majors for Finance
Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 8 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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