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2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools

10 Ranked Colleges
346 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Investments and Securities Schools

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Investments and Securities Schools” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 346 people earned their degree in investments and securities, making the major the 869th most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in investments and securities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality investments and securities 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 investments and securities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Investments and Securities Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Investments and Securities Schools.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Investments and Securities

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $16,438 for Investments and Securities students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at University of Northern Iowa

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 20 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Creighton University is $31,218 for investments and securities students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Creighton Investments and Securities Report

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Dakota is $16,966 for investments and securities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at UND

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s investments and securities students in 2020-2021.

Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Gardner - Webb is $20,776 for investments and securities students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at Gardner - Webb

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3 ’s investments and securities degrees in 2020-2021.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNOMAHA is $13,914 for Investments and Securities students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $19,136 for Investments and Securities students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at UNCW

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

Pace University - New York landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s investments and securities students in 2020-2021.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pace University - New York is $30,268 for investments and securities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

With a ranking of #8, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools list. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Lynn University Fighting Knights not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lynn University Fighting Knights is $35,440 for Investments and Securities students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lynn University Investments and Securities Report

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools ranking, coming in at #9. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Merrimack also made our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $34,367 for investments and securities students per year to attend Merrimack.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Merrimack

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s investments and securities degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,970 for investments and securities students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Vanderbilt

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