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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,595 people earned their degree in management science, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 439 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 181 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in management science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The management science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 87 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Management Science Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 44 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read more about Management Science at U of U

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 12 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Read more about Management Science at USU

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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