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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$17,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree School for You

With 1,485 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #72 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for finance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the finance master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Finance & Financial Management

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Bernardino the best value school in California for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of California - Riverside Report

#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SCU are $25,170 a year.

SCU also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Santa Clara University Report

#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in California. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULV are $14,520 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of La Verne Report

With a ranking of #6, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree finance and financial management programs. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

CLU graduate students pay an average of $20,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at California Lutheran University Report

#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USD are $28,410 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USD also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Sierra are $15,997 a year.

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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 907
Oregon 405
Nevada 296
Hawaii 112
Alaska 18

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 9 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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