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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$16,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,962 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for finance majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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 fairly 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.

Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the United States. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.

Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.

Cincinnati State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the 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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Piqua, Edison Community College is a public school 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MVCC are $7,798 a year.

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#10

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

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 city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,810 in tuition and fees each year.

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Finance & Financial Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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