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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

45 Colleges
$26,209 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,099 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for management science 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.

2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the management science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Illinois to be the best value school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $5,615 a year.

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#2

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH

Out of the 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wittenberg University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wittenberg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Springfield.

Wittenberg graduate students pay an average of $8,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Xavier University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trine are $10,350 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trine also is in the top 15% of our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#7

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of St Francis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree management sciences and quantitative methods programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 15% of our Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 817
Ohio 860
Illinois 4,786
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 317

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 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).
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