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2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
270 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master'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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 665 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 270 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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 management science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 20 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Rockhurst University is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Rockhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst University are $16,780.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 50 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree management science students list, Bellevue University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 26 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree management science students list, SLU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Culver - Stockton College

Canton, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Culver - Stockton College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Canton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree management science students list, Culver - Stockton has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Culver - Stockton College are $6,200.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Capella University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

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#10

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Management Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Science at WUSTL

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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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