2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States 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.
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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 Park University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park 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 Park University are $6,435 a year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
Full Finance & Financial Management at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Dakota Wesleyan University are $15,300 a year.
University of Iowa 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 #10 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Iowa Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 911 |
| Minnesota | 1,073 |
| Kansas | 858 |
| Iowa | 1,046 |
| Nebraska | 537 |
| North Dakota | 158 |
| South Dakota | 100 |
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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 11 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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