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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in District of Columbia (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 57,893 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 682 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,600 and $33,418 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 and financial management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 45 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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