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Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,915 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,962 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, finance and financial management was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 57,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Finance & Financial Management

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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #2 for overall quality for finance in the Great Lakes Region .

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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 in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edison State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edison Community College are $7,626 per year.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Rio Grande did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Rio Grande are $20,060 a year.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,699
Ohio 3,170
Illinois 1,970
Indiana 1,178
Wisconsin 1,564

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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