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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,713 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 785 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 220 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in project management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent project management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the project management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Plains States Region

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s project management degrees to qualified students.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Project Management students.

Read more about Project Management at Bellevue University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 62 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,619 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Project Management students.

Full Capella University Project Management Report

#3

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s project management degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Project Management students.

Read more about Project Management at Bemidji State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 40 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree project management students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Project Management students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Project Management at MSU Moorhead

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree project management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Project Management at Kansas State University

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree project management students list, SLU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis University is $28,188 for plains states region bachelor’s degree project management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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