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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree 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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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#12

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#13

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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#16

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #16, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
18 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
19 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
20 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
21 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
22 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
23 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

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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