2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate 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. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 72% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Out of the 80 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 41% are male.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.
About 57% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Out of the 80 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Of the 114 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Park University, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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North Hennepin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Of the 114 students majoring in business, management and marketing at North Hennepin Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online associate degree. 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.
Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Normandale Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Of the 141 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Normandale Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online associate degree. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
Of the 100 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Central Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.
Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Northeast Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Of the 86 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northeast, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Crowder College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Here are some additional great schools for online Business, Management & Marketing students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls, MN |
| 14 | Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield, MO |
| 14 | Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS |
| 16 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis, MN |
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.