2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance
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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 52,394 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, finance is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,977 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 130 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree finance students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree finance students list, Creighton has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 20 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 30 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University are $12,076.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s. Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Castle, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.
West Texas A&M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 35 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Joe’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Joe’s are $17,802.
Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. Greenwood Village, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 132 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Finance at Colorado State University - Global Campus
With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OC are $11,430.
Read full report on Finance at Oklahoma Christian University
Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Webster University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 67 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Dayton ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 18 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Mississippi College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,705.
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Purdue University Global came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Global are $10,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #21, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. SXU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Xavier University are $15,450, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Iowa State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Charleston Southern University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $7,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 14 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460.
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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%.
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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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