2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Women make up 58% of the general business majors at the school.
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Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 12 students majoring in general business at Saint Louis Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pine Technical & Community College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.
Of the 6 students majoring in general business at Pine Technical & Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 67% of the general business majors at the school.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Union, East Central College is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - West Plains did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public school with a small student population.
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Bryan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Mineral Area College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Park Hills, MAC is a public college with a small student population.
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Vermilion Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Vermilion Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ely.
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Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 13 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.