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

29 Colleges
$45,168 Avg Salary
$26,839 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 Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, general business majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $482.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great place for general business/commerce students pursuing an online degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Columbia College Missouri take out is $30,503.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, general business graduates from UMSL carry an average student debtload of $21,538. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for general business/commerce students pursuing an online degree. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

After completing their degree, general business graduates from Bellevue University carry an average student debtload of $27,333.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

General Business majors at Southeast Tech take out an average of $20,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out is $17,851.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at CMU CGES take out is $26,422.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

General Business majors at KU take out an average of $22,900 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $192, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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