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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

74 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Anoka-Ramsey Community College the best school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

The excellent associate degree programs at Baker University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Dakota County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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Hutchinson Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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#8

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#10

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
13 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
14 Rasmussen University - Kansas Topeka, KS

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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