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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$21,141 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 31,701 management sciences and quantitative methods students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate 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. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for management science 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. 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 Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the management science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Hamline University to be the best value school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

UNL also made our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst are $17,104 a year.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.

UST MN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences and quantitative methods colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 478
Minnesota 219
Iowa 277
Kansas 53
Nebraska 152
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 3

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
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 15 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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