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Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

50 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 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 Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools 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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