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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$19,317 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.

WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

NNU graduate students pay an average of $10,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 a year.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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Western Colorado University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

Western graduate students pay an average of $15,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10,256
Utah 10,761
Idaho 1,346
Montana 279
Wyoming 233

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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.

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