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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$33,389 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,072 Avg Salary

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Rose. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Saint Rose graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Rose is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

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#5

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Empire are $23,660 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #7, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

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

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#9

Utica College

Utica, NY

Utica College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Utica.

Utica College graduate students pay an average of $33,414 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #10, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Adelphi graduate students pay an average of $44,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,966
New York 3,340
Maryland 729
New Jersey 1,383
District of Columbia 722
Delaware 476

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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