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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Finance is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 52,394 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,480 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the finance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 12 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Finance at University of Wyoming

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance at University of Colorado Boulder

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 16 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#5

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 132 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Colorado State University - Global Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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