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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region

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$28,914 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 120 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

The excellent programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing 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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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #12 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Iowa State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#14

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Simpson College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#17

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
19 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
20 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
21 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
22 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
23 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
24 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
Iowa 2,264
North Dakota 463
Nebraska 1,622
South Dakota 278

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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