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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$23,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,099 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, management sciences and quantitative methods was ranked 3rd in Illinois. In fact, 3,914 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for management science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for management science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Illinois to be the best value school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Rasmussen University - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for management science in Illinois.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

University of Saint Francis not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 per year.

Full Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Lewis University Report

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also made our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Ohio 485
Indiana 476
Wisconsin 174

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 16 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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