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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate

13 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate

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 a Doctorate” 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.

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” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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 a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree finance students.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Texas Tech

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Capella University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s finance degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at K -State

#4

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University Indiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Anderson, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana also took the #13 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University Indiana are $11,455, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Anderson University Indiana Finance & Financial Management Report

#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Boston College

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s finance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #12 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State University Finance & Financial Management Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Michigan State University

#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

University of Oregon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Oregon

#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

UA also took the #9 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama

#11

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s finance degrees to qualified students.

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 UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at UPenn

#12

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s finance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree finance students list, UCONN has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of Connecticut

#13

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Doctorate list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern 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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