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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$9,829 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

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 Missouri. With 15,273 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. 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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Missouri 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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in Missouri for business, management and marketing 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Culver - Stockton College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Missouri. Culver - Stockton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Canton.

Culver - Stockton graduate students pay an average of $6,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 31 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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#4

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Truman State are $9,924 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Northwest Missouri State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwest are $7,064 a year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,902 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 per year.

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Missouri Western State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri Western are $7,458 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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