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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Finance & Financial Management

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Bernardino the best value school in California for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $8,647 per year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at California State University - San Bernardino

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at University of California - Riverside Report

#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.

SCU also took the #3 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Santa Clara University Report

#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ULV are $14,520 a year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of La Verne

Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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

#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CLU are $20,600 a year.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $28,410 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USD also did well on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of San Diego

#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Sierra graduate students pay an average of $15,997 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at La Sierra University

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

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools 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 9 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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