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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$21,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,851 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

With 1,303 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #19 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for finance majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for finance and financial management students. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year. While working on their degree, finance majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $25,750 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $159.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, finance graduates from ECU carry an average student debtload of $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $250, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 21 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $24,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $238.

UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Appalachian State take out is $21,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $258.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, finance graduates from UNC Greensboro take out $24,378 in student loans while working on their degree.

UNC Greensboro also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNCW is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list.

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$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year.

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#9

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

Fayetteville State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 a year.

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#10

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC
$6,247 Average Tuition & Fees

Winston - Salem State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in North Carolina list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSSU are $6,247 a year.

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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,368
Virginia 929
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.

Majors Similar to Finance

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 21 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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