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

13 Colleges
$16,051 Avg Salary
$20,315 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Saint Louis 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 . Saint Louis Community College is a fairly 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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pine Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the general business majors at the school.

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#5

East Central College

Union, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Central College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Union, East Central College is a public college with a small student population.

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Missouri State University - West Plains ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

Bryan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Bryan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Mineral Area College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the distant town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Vermilion Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vermilion Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ely.

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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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