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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,821 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCU are $25,170 a year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULV are $14,520 per year.

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#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alaska Pacific are $12,110 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

CLU graduate students pay an average of $20,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 a year.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance and financial management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $28,410 a year.

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

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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 14 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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