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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
442 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 36,038 people earned their degree in management sciences and quantitative methods, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,558 and had an average of $28,049 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 771 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,267 and $38,822 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 442 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in management sciences and quantitative methods. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management sciences and quantitative methods 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 sciences and quantitative methods 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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 153 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Utah

#2

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree management science students with aid list, Colorado State University - Global Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 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.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Colorado State University - Global Campus

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 11 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at CU Anschutz

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at USU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UM Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 70 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Colorado Boulder

#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree management science students with aid list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, 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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