2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our analysis found Anoka-Ramsey Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out is $17,851.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also is in the top 5% of our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
North Hennepin Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Hennepin Community College also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Normandale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,789 in tuition and fees each year.
Normandale Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 58 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.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.
ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ATCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #6 on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeast Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Northeast carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Paul College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year.
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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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Majors Related to General Business
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 25 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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