2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Rio Salado College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rio Salado College also is in the top 5% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.
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Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for finance and financial management students. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at West Texas A&M University take out is $19,500.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year. Finance majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $35,146 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UOPX - Arizona also is in the top 10% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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MSU Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at MSU Texas take out an average of $19,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Oklahoma City Community College 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 Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCCC are $9,810 per year.
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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OC are $25,090 a year.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year. On average, finance graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $27,085 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $104, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 13 | University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX |
| 14 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 15 | Texas A & M University - Central Texas | Killeen, TX |
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State
Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,084 |
| Arizona | 950 |
| Oklahoma | 698 |
| New Mexico | 51 |
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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 Majors Related 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 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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