2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.
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Dakota County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year.
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North Hennepin Community College 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. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Hennepin Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Central Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Normandale Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Normandale Community College are $5,789 a year.
Normandale Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #11, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE |
| 13 | Lake Area Technical Institute | Watertown, SD |
| 14 | Mid-Plains Community College | North Platte, NE |
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 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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.
- 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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