2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 1,106 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance programs that also have a lower cost than 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 an Associate in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Finance in Minnesota

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,284 for Minnesota Associate Degree Finance students per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.

Read more about Finance at North Hennepin Community College

#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$11,613 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also made our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,613 for Minnesota Associate Degree Finance students per year to attend 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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