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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
442 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the 47th most popular major in the country with 36,038 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,558 and had an average of $28,049 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 771 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,267 and $38,822 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 442 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in management sciences and quantitative methods. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management sciences and quantitative methods programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 153 students in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 11 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #6 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 70 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 87 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 7 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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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%.

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  • *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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