2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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. 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.
The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
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Walsh College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Walsh are $16,926 per year.
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Lewis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cleary University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleary College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Howell.
Cleary College graduate students pay an average of $16,538 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Dayton ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,699 |
| Ohio | 3,170 |
| Illinois | 1,970 |
| Indiana | 1,178 |
| Wisconsin | 1,564 |
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Finance & Financial Management Related Majors for Finance
Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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