2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Financial Planning & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Financial Planning & Services is the 471st most popular major in the country with 3,544 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,839 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in financial planning and services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent financial planning and services 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 financial planning and services 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Financial Planning & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$17,802 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Joe’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s University are $17,802.

Full St. Joe’s Financial Planning & Services Report

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$11,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood also made our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Marywood University Financial Planning & Services Report

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Financial Planning Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #3 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Financial Planning & Services at Penn State University Park

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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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