2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 1,106 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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 a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in Minnesota

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 13 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Finance at Capella University

#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance at Walden University

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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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