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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$21,141 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, management sciences and quantitative methods was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 43,382 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for management science 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for management science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best value school in the Plains States Region for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rockhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the Plains States Region . Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rockhurst are $17,104 a year.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

UST MN also took the #4 spot in our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences and quantitative methods colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 560
Minnesota 288
Kansas 125
Iowa 617
Nebraska 302
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 21

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Management Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).
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