2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 89 schools in the Southwest 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Surprise. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise are $11,893 per year.
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MSU Texas 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 #6 on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Grand Canyon University 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 Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern State University 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 remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma City University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.
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Concordia University, Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.
Concordia University, Texas graduate students pay an average of $12,270 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 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 town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 a year.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.
UT Permian Basin graduate students pay an average of $14,071 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ottawa University - Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ |
| 15 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 16 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 17 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State
Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 20,739 |
| Arizona | 17,450 |
| Oklahoma | 3,461 |
| New Mexico | 1,649 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Business Administration
| 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.