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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$7,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 13,174 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,982 and $25,351 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in the Southeast Region

#1

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Forsyth Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Forsyth Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Forsyth Technical Community College is $4,097 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Full Forsyth Tech Finance & Financial Management Report

#2

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Warner Robins, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

CGTC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CGTC is $1,954 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Finance students.

Full Central Georgia Technical College Finance & Financial Management Report

#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2019-2020.

MDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Finance students.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Miami Dade College

#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Raymond, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Full Hinds Community College Finance & Financial Management Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public institution located in Clarkston, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College is $5,682 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Full Georgia Piedmont Technical College Finance & Financial Management Report

#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Full Arkansas Tech University Finance & Financial Management Report

#7

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s finance students in 2019-2020.

MCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College is $8,122 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Finance students.

Full MCTC Finance & Financial Management Report

#8

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, Florida
#10 in overall quality

Pasco-Hernando State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Port Richey, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

PHSC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PHSC is $4,923 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Pasco-Hernando State College

#9

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

Roane State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roane State Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Roane State Community College is $4,104 for southeast region associate degree finance students.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Roane State Community College

#10

Webber International University

Babson Park, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Webber International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Babson Park, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree finance students list, Webber International University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,479 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Finance students per year to attend Webber International University.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Webber International University

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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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