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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$22,988 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.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast 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. 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 Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a 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 15% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Columbia Southern University

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven 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 Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Belhaven University

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Finance & Financial Management at East Carolina University Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Virginia Tech

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, finance majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $19,257 in student debt.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at North Carolina State University

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 a year.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Miami

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,368
Virginia 929
North Carolina 1,303
Florida 3,990
Tennessee 675
Kentucky 532
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 910
Arkansas 638
Alabama 1,276
Mississippi 396
West Virginia 206

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 6 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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