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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$20,091 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,099 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree 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 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. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Colleges.

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

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Culver - Stockton College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Culver - Stockton graduate students pay an average of $6,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline 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 Hamline are $10,402 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 a year.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #1 for overall quality for management science in the Plains States Region .

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #10, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Creighton also is in the top 15% of our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences and quantitative methods schools 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 22 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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