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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

89 Colleges
$13,504 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 131,555 degrees and certificates were awarded to business administration and management students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 89 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Out of the 89 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Surprise landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Surprise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise are $11,893 a year.

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#6

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 per year.

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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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#9

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.

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Concordia University, Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Concordia University, Texas graduate students pay an average of $12,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Southwestern Assemblies of God University Report

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Permian Basin are $14,071 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Business Administration & Management graduate students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Ottawa University - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
15 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
16 University of Houston Houston, TX
17 University of North Texas Denton, TX

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,362
Arizona 4,963
Oklahoma 1,130
New Mexico 432

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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