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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$11,052 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Iowa. In fact, 2,264 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Iowa

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best value school in Iowa for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drake are $11,988 a year.

Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Drake University Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Northern Iowa Report

#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

Waldorf graduate students pay an average of $4,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Waldorf University Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Iowa Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $6,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UD are $7,940 a year.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $11,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Iowa State University Report

#8

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

Grand View University graduate students pay an average of $9,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Grand View University Report

#9

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Buena Vista University Report

#10

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount Mercy are $11,176 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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