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2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

18 Colleges
$30,646 Avg Salary
$20,515 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree 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 general business associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our analysis found Columbia College to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 47% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Columbia College Missouri carry an average student debtload of $30,942.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their online associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Women make up 74% of the general business majors at the school.

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#3

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree 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.

Of the 71 students majoring in general business at Normandale Community College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

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

General Business majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out an average of $21,439 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Northland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general business/commerce students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in general business at Northland Community and Technical College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

General Business majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out an average of $16,656 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in general business at Saint Paul College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public school with a small student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Missouri State West Plains accumulate an average of around $16,423 in student debt.

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Riverland Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general business/commerce programs. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.

Women make up 60% of the general business majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online general business/commerce colleges 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

More General Business/Commerce Rankings in the Plains States Region

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 18 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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