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

10 Ranked Colleges
1,308 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 2,212 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,308 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 264 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Management Science at Arizona State University - Skysong

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full UNT Management Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 555 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Management Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 265 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree management science students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Full UT Dallas Management Science Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #10 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320.

Read more about Management Science at Hardin - Simmons University

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Management Science Report

#9 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

DBU also made our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204.

Full DBU Management Science Report

#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 15 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Management Science at University of Tulsa

#9

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
#7 in overall quality

University of Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dallas are $33,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Management Science at UD

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 124 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Management Science at Southern Methodist University

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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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