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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 11,621 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Business Administration majors at UNL take out an average of $23,815 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Iowa State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 3,544
Minnesota 3,555
Iowa 1,351
Kansas 1,486
Nebraska 1,021
North Dakota 365
South Dakota 204

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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.

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