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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

79 Colleges
$13,621 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

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

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing 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 Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Surprise. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise are $11,893 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

UT Austin also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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#5

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at MSU Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.

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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Edmond.

OC graduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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#9

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OKWU or OWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bartlesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OKWU or OWU are $10,645 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
12 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
13 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
13 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
15 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 7,884
Texas 16,152
Oklahoma 1,823
New Mexico 514

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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