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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$34,329 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

Finance & Financial Management is the #45 most popular major in the country with 5,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the finance programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SCU are $55,860 a year.

SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Santa Clara University Report

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK
$20,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alaska Pacific are $20,760 a year.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA
$45,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULV are $45,850 per year.

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$11,343 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $11,343 a year.

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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
$45,982 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CLU are $45,982 per year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year.

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#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Portland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

University of Portland undergraduate students pay an average of $49,864 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Portland Report

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 249
Washington 73
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Alaska 1

Finance & Financial Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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