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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa

15 Colleges
$51,029 Avg Salary
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Iowa. In total, 1,351 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Iowa.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best school in Iowa for business administration and management students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for business administration and management students. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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#5

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Ambrose University is a great place for business administration and management students. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Davenport.

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#6

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Loras College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

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#7

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

With a ranking of #7, Buena Vista University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

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#8

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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#10

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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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