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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,431 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,081 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

With 75 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #35 most popular major in Iowa.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa to see which 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Finance & Financial Management

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for finance and financial management students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #3 for overall quality for finance in Iowa.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of Iowa

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Iowa State University

#3

Mount Mercy University

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

The excellent programs at Mount Mercy University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Mount Mercy University

#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA
$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great value for finance and financial management students. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIU are $33,609 a year.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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