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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate School for You

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for finance & financial management students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great place for finance & financial management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent basic certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance & financial management schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#5

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for finance & financial management students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,071
Missouri 901
Iowa 1,015
Kansas 827
Nebraska 525
South Dakota 96
North Dakota 155

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, finance & financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Finance Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Finance 51,658
Financial Planning & Services 1,136
Banking and Financial Support Services 953
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 415
Investments and Securities 385
International Finance 93
Public Finance 41
Credit Management 9

Majors Similar to Finance

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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