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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

9 Ranked Colleges
533 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 5,915 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,271 and $27,289 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 533 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Scranton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630.

Full University of Scranton Finance & Financial Management Report

#2

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. St. Joe’s is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

St. Joe’s also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s University are $17,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at St. Joe’s

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #3 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Temple University

#5

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Marywood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marywood, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Marywood

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Pitt

#7

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Lincoln University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Lincoln University, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Lincoln not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln University are $18,942.

Full Lincoln Finance & Financial Management Report

#8

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Salle University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

La Salle also took the #7 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle are $26,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full La Salle Finance & Financial Management Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 375 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn 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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