2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 13,660 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Minnesota 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Winona State also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $8,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.
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Hamline University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8,125 |
| Iowa | 8,473 |
| South Dakota | 1,444 |
| Missouri | 15,273 |
| Nebraska | 6,221 |
| North Dakota | 1,892 |
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors for 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 18 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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