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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$30,422 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,443 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 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 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 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools

$13,558 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 a year.

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$28,495 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Culver - Stockton are $28,495 a year.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$12,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$18,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #6 on the 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 undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#8

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Bellevue University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UST MN are $48,329 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #2 for overall quality for management science in the Plains States Region .

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$27,166 Average Tuition & Fees

Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Maryville U undergraduate students pay an average of $27,166 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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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