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

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 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 Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

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

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 136 students majoring in business administration at Webster, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 122 students majoring in business administration at Missouri State, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 56% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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

While working on their Graduate Certificate, business administration majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $23,815 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Iowa State University Report

#9

Drury University

Springfield, MO

With a ranking of #9, Drury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 26 students majoring in business administration at Drury University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Drury University Report

With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

About 39% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools 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 26 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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