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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$29,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,293 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 249 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in California

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

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at San Francisco State University Report

$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,213 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,754 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $13,754 per year.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA
$55,860 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $55,860 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #5 for overall quality for finance in California.

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#6

University of La Verne

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

University of La Verne landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

ULV undergraduate students pay an average of $45,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of La Verne Report

$11,343 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $11,343 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#9

California Lutheran University

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

California Lutheran University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CLU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA
$52,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $52,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 73
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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