2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 the Plains States region, there were 4,711 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,629 and $28,359 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance and financial management programs, but they also cost less that 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 finance and financial management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at K -State

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Finance & Financial Management Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)

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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