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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 college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.

Madison College also took the #2 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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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 city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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 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

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edison State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.

Edison Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,626 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 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, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for finance in the Great Lakes Region .

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#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

University of Rio Grande 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Rio Grande undergraduate students pay an average of $20,060 in tuition and fees each 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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