2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Finance Doctor’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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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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