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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

119 Colleges
$7,375 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 119 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

Our analysis found University of Jamestown to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ 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 UJ are $4,106 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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

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Out of the 119 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#5

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

The excellent master’s degree programs at Dickinson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DSU are $6,576 a year.

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Nebraska Wesleyan 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 #6 on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWU are $7,580 a year.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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Culver - Stockton College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing 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 college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Culver - Stockton are $6,200 per year.

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#9

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake 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 Drake are $11,988 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Drake is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in the Plains States Region .

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#10

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Truman State graduate students pay an average of $9,924 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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#11

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.

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#13

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 a year.

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#14

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 per year.

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Southwest Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

Iowa Wesleyan University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan are $6,300 a year.

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With a ranking of #17, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
18 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
19 University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA
20 Benedictine College Atchison, KS
21 Doane University Crete, NE
22 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
23 University of Northwestern - St Paul Saint Paul, MN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
Iowa 2,264
North Dakota 463
Nebraska 1,622
South Dakota 278

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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