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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$64,635 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business administration 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 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 82% of the business administration majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Of the 48 students majoring in business administration at UNL, 79% are male and 21% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, business administration graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $23,815.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota Wesleyan University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 59% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Of the 13 students majoring in business administration at USD, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#9

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 55% are male.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in business administration at Mizzou, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 29 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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