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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$21,417 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,228 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the business administration undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,769.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mitchell Tech also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $5,904 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration graduates from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges carry an average student debtload of $14,814.

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State Fair Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at State Fair Community College are $6,168 a year.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #8, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn University are $19,876 a year.

Washburn University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001
South Dakota 636

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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 12 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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