2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the general business graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce
Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 3,178 |
| Minnesota | 468 |
| Kansas | 417 |
| Iowa | 271 |
| Nebraska | 361 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 99 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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