2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Madison College also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the United States. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Western Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. El Centro College is a fairly 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. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, finance graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $29,618.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, El Centro College also is in the top 10% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year.
Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Stark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 per year.
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Edison State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Located in the rural area of Piqua, Edison Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edison Community College are $7,626 per year.
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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Utica.
MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,798 in tuition and fees each year.
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Oklahoma City Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 19 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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