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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$24,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,072 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at San Francisco State University Report

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per 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 4 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.

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