Best Graduate School Programs
For Money’s inaugural graduate school ranking, we partnered with College Factual to find the country’s top-value programs. With a focus on annual costs, typical debt burdens, employment rates and recent graduate salaries, we graded programs on a 5-star scale. All of the lists below feature programs rated 4 stars and above.
MBA
A master’s in business administration is one of the country’s most popular graduate degrees.
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Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Education
A graduate degree can boost teachers’ earning potential and open doors to administrative jobs.
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California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
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California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA
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Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
Engineering
These top colleges offer a variety of engineering disciplines, affordable degrees and impressive outcomes.
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Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK
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University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Public Health
A graduate degree in public health can lead to work in several different job sectors.
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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Medical Schools
These medical schools offer quality outcomes for comparatively affordable tuition.
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Law Schools
Flagship public universities shine on our list of best-value law schools.
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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
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University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Nursing
The best nursing schools include speciality health sciences institutions and large public universities.
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Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
Saint Louis, MO
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California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
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Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
Computer Science
Our value-focused list highlights computer science programs that maximize return on investment.
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Health Administration
This degree prepares you to work in one of the country’s fastest-growing job sectors.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
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University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
