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

107 Colleges
$48,446 Avg Salary
$28,819 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

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

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 107 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#10

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#12

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#13

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

With a ranking of #13, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#14

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#15

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#16

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #16 on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
18 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
19 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
20 Winona State University Winona, MN
21 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges 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).

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