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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 132 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,104 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Capella University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 132 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 579 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMN Twin Cities, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 46% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 57% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 335 students majoring in business, management and marketing at SMU MN, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 326 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UST MN, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#13

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

Women make up 37% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#14

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 278 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMKC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 38% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#17

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Of the 228 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Lindenwood University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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With a ranking of #18, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#19

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

Of the 208 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Waldorf, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
21 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
22 Creighton University Omaha, NE
23 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
24 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
25 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
26 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
26 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO

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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