2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arizona
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You
In 2020-2021, 950 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arizona 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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Finance & Financial Management
Our analysis found Rio Salado College to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rio Salado College are $2,070 per year.
Rio Salado College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arizona list.
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Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Phoenix College are $2,070 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $11,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $18,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $237, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $12,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at University of Arizona take out is $19,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $424.
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The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $35,146 in student loans while working on their egree.
UOPX - Arizona also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #6 on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, finance graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $22,131. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $456.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Arizona ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a 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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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,084 |
| 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.
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 8 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.