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

121 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 121 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Webster University to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield 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 . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#13

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

With a ranking of #13, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

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#14

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

With a ranking of #14, Waldorf University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#16

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#18

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Creighton University Omaha, NE
19 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
21 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
22 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
23 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
24 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN

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.

  • 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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