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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
383 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,713 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 785 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 383 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in project management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great project management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the project management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 14 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree project management students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMary has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Project Management at UMary

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree project management students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Project Management at University of Kansas

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.

SMU MN also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are $10,260.

Read more about Project Management at SMU MN

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

Read more about Project Management at Bellevue University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Scholastica also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502.

Read more about Project Management at The College of Saint Scholastica

#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Grantham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 71 degrees to qualified masters’s project management students in 2019-2020.

Grantham University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grantham University are $4,800.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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