2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,394 finance students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country.

Across the Plains States region, there were 4,298 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree finance students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$10,939 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 10 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Finance students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Full Kirkwood Community College Finance Report

#2

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Finance students.

Read more about Finance at North Hennepin Community College

#3

Northeast Iowa Community College

Calmar, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,505 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NICC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NICC is $10,505 for plains states region associate degree finance students.

Full NICC Finance Report

#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$11,613 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Finance students.

Read full report on Finance at Saint Paul College

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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