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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 57,893 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,578 and had an average of $26,517 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 1,729 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,200 and $26,061 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in finance and financial management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance and financial management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance and financial management 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 Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Michigan State

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Dearborn Finance & Financial Management Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Eastern Michigan University

#4

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Baker College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker College are $12,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baker College Finance & Financial Management Report

#5

Cleary University

Howell, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleary University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cleary University is located in Howell, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

Cleary College also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleary University are $16,538, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cleary College Finance & Financial Management Report

#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornerstone University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornerstone, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Cornerstone

#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Davenport University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Davenport University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Davenport University are $16,636, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Davenport University Finance & Financial Management Report

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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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