2024 Best Research and Development Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in research and development management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #404 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Research and Development Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 20 master's degrees in research and development management to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on research and development management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other research and development management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized research and development management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for research and development management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Research and Development Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Research and Development Management in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in research and development management.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Research and Development Management

1

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in research and development management. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest.More information about a master’s in research and development management from Concordia University, Chicago

2

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in research and development management needs to check out University of Detroit Mercy. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in research and development management from University of Detroit Mercy

Best Research and Development Management Colleges by State

Explore the best research and development management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	18
Michigan	476	2

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Research and Development Management Related Rankings by Major

Research and Development Management is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Research and Development Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	15,054
Organizational Leadership	958
Interior Design Management	769
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	350
Project Management	207
Supply Chain Management	198
Operations Management	123
Science/Technology Management	19
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	15
Office Administration	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.