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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 57,893 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in finance and financial management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance and financial management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance and financial management 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 Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at UPenn

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Finance & Financial Management Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston College Finance & Financial Management Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Texas Tech University

#12 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UTSA

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Michigan State

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s finance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at K -State

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Connecticut Finance & Financial Management Report

#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Finance & Financial Management Report

#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Georgia State

#11

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana
#13 in overall quality

Anderson University Indiana came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University Indiana are $11,455, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Anderson University Indiana Finance & Financial Management Report

#12

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 1 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama

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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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