2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You
With 911 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #22 most popular major in Missouri.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Missouri 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best value school in Missouri for finance and financial management students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,509 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Missouri University of Science and Technology is ranked #3 for overall quality for finance in Missouri.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, finance graduates from Missouri State take out $23,091 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $301.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Western are $7,930 a year. After completing their degree, finance graduates from Missouri Western carry an average student debtload of $18,500.
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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri ranking. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $8,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.
Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out is $22,375.
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University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year. While working on their degree, finance majors at UCM accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.
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Columbia College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, finance graduates from Columbia College Missouri take out $28,151 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia College Missouri also is in the top 20% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri ranking.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1,073 |
| Kansas | 858 |
| Iowa | 1,046 |
| Nebraska | 537 |
| North Dakota | 158 |
| South Dakota | 100 |
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Finance & Financial Management Related Majors for Finance
Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.