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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

64 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 39% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 142 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Missouri State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 137 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Webster, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Capella University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 64% are male.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 74% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
12 Park University Parkville, MO

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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