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

a master's degree in research and development management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #404 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Research and Development Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 master's degrees in research and development management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to research and development management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of research and development management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized research and development management related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Research and Development Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Research and Development Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in research and development management.

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

1

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Texas Christian University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in research and development management. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a master’s in research and development management from Texas Christian University

2

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a master's degree in research and development management. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in research and development management from Arizona State University - Skysong

Best Research and Development Management Colleges by State

Explore the best research and development management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	14
Arizona	322	57

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Rankings in Majors Related to Research and Development Management

One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Research and Development Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Research and Development Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	13,970
Organizational Leadership	201
Interior Design Management	193
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	188
Office Administration	80
Supply Chain Management	69
Project Management	61
Transportation/Mobility Management	33
Operations Management	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.