2026 Best Research and Development Management Schools in the The Plains States Region
Research and Development Management programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for research and development management students.
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Best Schools for Research and Development Management in the The Plains States Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the research and development management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Research and Development Management
No school ranked higher than University Of Kansas this year for research and development management. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public university. Roughly 69% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 20 research and development management students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kansas in the most recent data year. Graduates of the research and development management program make about $76,029 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $21,469 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
