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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$26,471 Avg Salary
$15,611 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 115 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Of the 133 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Central Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

About 86% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Women make up 82% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis Community College is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

Women make up 78% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Neosho County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Mitchell Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#10

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

Of the 22 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Iowa Central Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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North Iowa Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

Of the 21 students majoring in business, management and marketing at North Iowa Area Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in business, management and marketing at WUSTL, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

About 80% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #17, North Central Kansas Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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

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With a ranking of #17, Northwest Iowa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northwest Iowa Community College, 6% are male and 94% 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS
20 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
20 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
22 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
22 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools 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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