2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You
Finance & Financial Management is the #12 most popular major in Massachusetts with 2,157 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. 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.
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 in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Elms College are $16,017 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harvard also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cambridge College is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Cambridge College graduate students pay an average of $16,409 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the New England Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 880 |
| New Hampshire | 268 |
| Maine | 161 |
| Rhode Island | 680 |
| Vermont | 6 |
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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 5 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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