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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$27,287 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,960 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management 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.

The Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Bellevue University Report

#6

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
$36,540 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Mount Mercy University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for finance and financial management students. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Mercy are $36,540 per year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Mount Mercy University Report

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Creighton University

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Webster University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#10

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

Northern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,947 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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 21 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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