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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

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#10

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 658
Minnesota 11
Kansas 60
Nebraska 55

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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