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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree 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.

The Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

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#10

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best 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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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