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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

5 Ranked Colleges
286 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,097 people earned their degree in purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management, making the major the 424th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 286 purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 162 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #2 spot in our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

Read more about Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management at Webster University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 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 Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella University Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan University Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 33 masters’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Tech Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Report

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Schools for a Master’s list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 14 masters’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Report

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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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