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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
383 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in project management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality project management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the project management program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree project management students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

Full Bellevue University Project Management Report

#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UMary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861.

Full UMary Project Management Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 156 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #4 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 Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella University Project Management Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 26 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Project Management Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Project Management Report

The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s project management students in 2019-2020.

St. Scholastica also took the #0 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The College of Saint Scholastica Project Management Report

#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Grantham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 71 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Grantham University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grantham University are $4,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grantham University Project Management Report

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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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