2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
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Kansas | 8,125 |
Minnesota | 13,660 |
Iowa | 8,473 |
South Dakota | 1,444 |
Missouri | 15,273 |
Nebraska | 6,221 |
North Dakota | 1,892 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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