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

11 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 4,298 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance programs, but they also 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 19 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree finance students with aid list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State Finance Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 12 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree finance students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 166 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance at Washington University in St Louis

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree finance students with aid list, UNL has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance at UNL

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance at UMKC

#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Bellevue University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 20 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

Read full report on Finance at Lindenwood University

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Webster University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 67 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Capella University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 13 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Upper Iowa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 14 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIU Finance Report

#11

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 6 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree finance students with aid list, Creighton has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.

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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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