2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the 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.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 119 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing 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. 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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Jamestown the best value school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
UJ graduate students pay an average of $4,106 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 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 Rasmussen University - Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $5,615 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dickinson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DSU are $6,576 per year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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Park University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Culver - Stockton College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Culver - Stockton are $6,200 a year.
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Drake University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.
Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Truman State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.
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University of Sioux Falls ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #13, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.
Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Waldorf University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
Waldorf graduate students pay an average of $4,835 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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Iowa Wesleyan University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa Wesleyan are $6,300 a year.
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With a ranking of #17, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Concordia University, Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN |
| 19 | University of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA |
| 20 | Benedictine College | Atchison, KS |
| 21 | Doane University | Crete, NE |
| 22 | Wayne State College | Wayne, NE |
| 23 | University of Northwestern - St Paul | Saint Paul, MN |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8,125 |
| Minnesota | 13,660 |
| Iowa | 8,473 |
| South Dakota | 1,444 |
| Missouri | 15,273 |
| Nebraska | 6,221 |
| North Dakota | 1,892 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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