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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 57,893 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,578 and had an average of $26,517 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,219 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,857 and $25,288 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 205 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in finance and financial management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance and financial management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance and financial management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont McKenna College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Claremont McKenna also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont McKenna are $64,288.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Claremont McKenna College

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at University of California - Riverside

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at UNR

#4

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at Portland State University

#5

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree finance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Alaska Pacific has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alaska Pacific University are $12,110, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance & Financial Management at Alaska Pacific University

#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California

California Lutheran University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Thousand Oaks, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

CLU also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Lutheran University are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at California Lutheran University

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#2 in overall quality

Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. SCU is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 5 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507.

Read more about Finance & Financial Management at SCU

#8

La Sierra University

Riverside, California
#8 in overall quality

La Sierra University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. La Sierra University is a small school located in Riverside, California that handed out 8 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

La Sierra also took the #8 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at La Sierra University are $14,070.

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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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