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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$25,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,072 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Seattle University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

Wazzu also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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

Southern Oregon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.

Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $18,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate finance and financial management programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of Southern California Report

Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges 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 7 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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