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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$12,538 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 6,289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business Administration & Management

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Park University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,331.

Park University also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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#2

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crowder College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Crowder College are $5,088 a year. On average, business administration graduates from Crowder College take out $11,600 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great value for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $6,840 a year. Business Administration majors at MCC take out an average of $18,201 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Ozarks Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $4,924 per year. On average, business administration graduates from OTC take out $14,512 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $4,680 per year. On average, business administration graduates from State Fair Community College take out $13,709 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Drury University - CCPS undergraduate students pay an average of $7,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Evangel are $25,748 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $235.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MBU undergraduate students pay an average of $30,548 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001
South Dakota 636

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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