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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$21,574 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States 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

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.

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#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

Mount Mercy graduate students pay an average of $11,176 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Mount Mercy University Report

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Creighton also is in the top 15% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Creighton University Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Northern State 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 #7 on the list. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

NSU graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NSU also is in the top 15% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Iowa State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 200
Minnesota 28
Iowa 75
Kansas 74
Nebraska 60
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 8

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 15 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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