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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$42,637 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,194 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, finance and financial management students earned 722 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Finance & Financial Management

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in District of Columbia for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for finance in District of Columbia.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The American University is ranked #3 for overall quality for finance in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,966
New York 3,340
Maryland 729
New Jersey 1,383
Delaware 476

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 3 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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