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2026 Best Value Management Master’s Degree Schools

[Management](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/religious-institution-administration-and-law/management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools to find the best return on investment for management students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Master’s Degree Management Schools
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Best Value Management Schools in the United States

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Management Schools

1

Central Christian College Of The Bible
Moberly, MO

$12,200 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$34,675 Median Earnings (10yr)

Central Christian College Of The Bible earned the #1 spot for value among management schools in the United States. Located in the town of Moberly, Central Christian College Of The Bible is a small private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,200. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the management program here. Ten years after enrolling, students earn a median of $34,675. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt.

2

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

$67,776 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,184 Avg Student Debt

$100,423 Median Earnings (10yr)

Villanova University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in management, landing the #2 spot this year. Villanova University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Students from in state pay about $67,776 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for management graduates is $26,184. Early-career management graduates make about $72,601. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 27%.

Other Management Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.