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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
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This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for business students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 465 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
West Texas A&M University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in the Southwest Region . This large public school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 531 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,146 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, MSU Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
MSU Texas does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 77 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 88 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OC are $11,250 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at OC. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1,965 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oklahoma City University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OCU are $13,410 per year.
OCU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Lubbock, Texas, the large public school handed out 479 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our ranking.
Northeastern State University landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.
NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
OKWU or OWU graduate students pay an average of $10,645 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at OKWU or OWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 300 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Southeastern Oklahoma State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #12 on this year’s list. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 a year.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #13 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 183 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Permian Basin are $14,071 a year.
UT Permian Basin does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,993 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Ottawa University - Phoenix. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #15, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school awarded 919 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
University of Houston landed the #16 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 513 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our list.
University of North Texas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 541 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
UNT does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
East Central University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 30 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $11,634 a year.
Since the graduate programs at ECU are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #19 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 559 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M Commerce, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 236 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $18,990 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Clear Lake. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Clear Lake also did well on our list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, the fairly large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFASU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Houston Baptist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 101 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at HBU are $13,400 a year.
HBU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern Nazarene University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 98 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
SNU graduate students pay an average of $13,990 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SNU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #24 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in Tyler, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 379 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Tyler, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #24 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 215 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Rio Grande Valley does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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