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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$64,635 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in business administration at Iowa, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 29 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in business administration at Capella University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 79% are male.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Dakota Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

Women make up 60% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Dakota Wesleyan University Report

#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #6, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Of the 17 students majoring in business administration at Park University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

With a ranking of #7, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 15 students majoring in business administration at Creighton, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#9

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

Women make up 45% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Grantham University Report

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 56% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 29 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 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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