2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 52,394 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, finance is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,298 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree finance students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
UIU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Upper Iowa University are $19,152, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Finance Master’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.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Walden University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 19 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 16 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 166 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree finance students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.
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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.
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