2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 649 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,450 and $28,688 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurial studies 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 entrepreneurial studies 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 Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Peru State College

Peru, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$9,120 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Peru State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Peru, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Peru State also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Peru State are $9,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$33,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Capella University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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