2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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With 52,394 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, finance is the 10th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,480 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree finance students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$9,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Finance Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

#3 in overall quality

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance at UW

#3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance at CU Anschutz

#4

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 22 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance at CU - Boulder

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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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