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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

92 Colleges
$9,772 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,960 Avg Salary

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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the finance programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found North Hennepin Community College to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Hennepin Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year. On average, finance graduates from LATI take out $14,682 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Metropolitan Community College Report

#5

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Southeast Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$7,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Kirkwood Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a year.

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$8,163 Average Tuition & Fees

Minot State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year.

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$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year. While working on their degree, finance majors at Metro State accumulate an average of around $26,800 in student debt.

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#10

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Park University Report

#11

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

With a ranking of #11, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.

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

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#12

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Dickinson 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 #12 on the list. DSU is a small public school located in the town of Dickinson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSU are $9,942 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA
15 Dakota State University Madison, SD
16 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN
17 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
18 Grantham University Lenexa, KS
18 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 911
Minnesota 1,073
Kansas 858
Iowa 1,046
Nebraska 537
North Dakota 158
South Dakota 100

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 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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