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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
344 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 4,982 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,347 and $23,985 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 344 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Finance & Financial Management Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Finance & Financial Management Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 68 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree finance students list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at University of Houston

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree finance students list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Texas A&M Commerce

#9 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UH Clear Lake

#8

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

University of St. Thomas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UST also took the #6 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UST

#9

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

University of Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #8 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dallas are $33,750, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Dallas Finance & Financial Management Report

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU 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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