2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was the most popular one in Iowa. In total, 8,473 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Iowa.
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The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.
UNI also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Iowa.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Iowa. Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Pella.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central are $19,250 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Waldorf University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Waldorf undergraduate students pay an average of $23,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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William Penn 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. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Oskaloosa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Penn University are $27,200 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morningside are $35,270 per year.
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Upper Iowa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIU are $33,609 per year.
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Northwestern College 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 #8 on the list. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.
NWC undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NWC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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Drake 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 #10 on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Drake also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #1.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8,125 |
| Minnesota | 13,660 |
| South Dakota | 1,444 |
| Missouri | 15,273 |
| Nebraska | 6,221 |
| North Dakota | 1,892 |
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| 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 23 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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