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2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 299 people earned their degree in investments and securities, making the major the 905th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in investments and securities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great investments and securities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the investments and securities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree investments and securities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s investments and securities degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Vanderbilt University

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality
$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality
$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality
$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities 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.

Full Creighton Investments and Securities Report

#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$9,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb also took the #5 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality
$33,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Pace University - New York

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%.

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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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