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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$22,435 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for finance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Charleston Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Gardner - Webb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Christopher Newport University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their master’s degree. CNU is a small public school located in the midsize city of Newport News.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CNU are $21,420 a year.

CNU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Christopher Newport University

#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

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The University of Tampa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

UT graduate students pay an average of $12,014 in tuition and fees each year.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduate students pay an average of $16,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree finance and financial management programs. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UARK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 63
Florida 356
Georgia 3
North Carolina 70
Tennessee 18
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 182
Alabama 49
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 23

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 25 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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