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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

103 Colleges
$8,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

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

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 11,621 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 103 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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

#1

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of Jamestown the best value school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UJ are $4,106 per year.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.

Drake also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf 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 #6 on the list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 a year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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Southwest Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University 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 Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

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#9

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

With a ranking of #9, Iowa Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa Wesleyan are $6,300 per year.

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#10

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.

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Northwest Missouri State 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 #11 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 a year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 #12 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#13

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque 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 #13 on the list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $7,940 a year.

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#14

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

Benedictine College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Atchison, Benedictine College 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 Benedictine College are $6,540 a year.

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With a ranking of #15, University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $8,982 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Northwestern - St Paul Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
16 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN
17 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
18 William Woods University Fulton, MO
19 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
20 Wayne State College Wayne, NE

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 3,544
Minnesota 3,555
Iowa 1,351
Kansas 1,486
Nebraska 1,021
North Dakota 365
South Dakota 204

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

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