2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You
With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 103 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the business administration master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Jamestown the best value school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Jamestown.
UJ graduate students pay an average of $4,106 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Park University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.
Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grantham University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Waldorf University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Waldorf graduate students pay an average of $4,835 in tuition and fees each year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
Iowa Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Wesleyan is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mount Pleasant.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa Wesleyan are $6,300 per year.
Truman State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.
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With a ranking of #11, Northwest Missouri 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 Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 #12 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
University of Dubuque came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $7,940 per year.
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Benedictine College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Atchison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine College are $6,540 per year.
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University of Northwestern - St Paul 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 #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $8,982 a year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji, MN |
| 17 | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Winona, MN |
| 18 | William Woods University | Fulton, MO |
| 19 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN |
| 20 | Wayne State College | Wayne, NE |
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State
Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,289 |
| Minnesota | 6,945 |
| Kansas | 4,138 |
| Iowa | 3,338 |
| Nebraska | 3,181 |
| North Dakota | 1,001 |
| South Dakota | 636 |
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Business Administration & Management Related Majors for Business Administration
Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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.
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