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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Investments and Securities is the 905th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in investments and securities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent investments and securities programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the investments and securities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree investments and securities students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Vanderbilt University

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #6 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at UNCW

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree investments and securities students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Investments and Securities at Temple

#4

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb University are $9,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Gardner - Webb Investments and Securities Report

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s investments and securities degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at Creighton University

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 13 masters’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also made our “Best Investments and Securities Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pace University - New York Investments and Securities Report

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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