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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

121 Colleges
$11,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,631 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor'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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 121 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bellevue University is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in the Plains States Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bemidji State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bemidji State University also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Minot State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 per year.

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Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southwest Minnesota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.

DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

Northern State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,947 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Crookston are $12,514 per year.

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#13

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year.

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#14

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

With a ranking of #14, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in tuition and fees each year.

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#15

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #16, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.

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#18

Mayville State University

Mayville, ND

Mayville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayville State University are $10,756 a year.

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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 Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
20 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
21 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
22 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
23 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
24 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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