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2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

19 Ranked Colleges
2,489 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 3,682 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,589 and $24,439 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,489 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 19 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.

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 management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree management science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 20 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Rice also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 221 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 638 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree management science students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 839 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #4 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 43 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

University of North Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 264 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree management science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#10

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, Texas
#18 in overall quality

Texas Lutheran University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

TLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Lutheran University are $31,850.

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#13 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 86 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.

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#13

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $33,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913.

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#15

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 15 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

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#17 in overall quality

Hardin - Simmons University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320.

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#17

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #17. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 124 masters’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

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#19

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas
#16 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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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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