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

41 Colleges
$26,471 Avg Salary
$15,611 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate 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.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hutchinson Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

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#8

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

With a ranking of #8, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#10

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD

Mitchell Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small 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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