2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Investments and Securities is the 905th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 23 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the investments and securities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree investments and securities students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities in the Southeast Region

#1

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$9,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #1 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 #2 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gardner - Webb University Investments and Securities Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#3 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 in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree investments and securities students list, UNCW has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree investments and securities students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Full Vanderbilt Investments and Securities Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities

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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