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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Finance is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 52,394 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,480 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the finance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree finance students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Finance Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #3 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

Read full report on Finance at UW

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read more about Finance at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USU Finance Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Finance Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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