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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
588 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business Management & Marketing is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 5,232 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 716 business management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 588 business management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business management and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business management and marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business management and marketing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Management & Marketing in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 14 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Crookston is $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Management & Marketing students.

Read more about Business Management & Marketing at University of Minnesota - Crookston

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 479 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students per year to attend FHSU.

Full FHSU Business Management & Marketing Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,262 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Management & Marketing students per year to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Business Management & Marketing Report

#4

Presentation College

Aberdeen, South Dakota
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Presentation College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Presentation College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,090 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students per year to attend Presentation College.

Full Presentation College Business Management & Marketing Report

#5

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

SC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SC is $23,507 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Business Management & Marketing at SC

#6

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Mount Mercy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students list, Mount Mercy has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mount Mercy is $20,857 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Management & Marketing students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Business Management & Marketing at Mount Mercy

#7

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Saint Ambrose University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

St. Ambrose University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Ambrose University is $26,204 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students.

Read full report on Business Management & Marketing at Saint Ambrose University

#8

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
#7 in overall quality

Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Wesleyan University is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

NWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $23,847 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students per year to attend NWU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Management & Marketing at Nebraska Wesleyan University

#9

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Drake University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drake University is $29,432 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Drake University Business Management & Marketing Report

#10 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is $19,514 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Management & Marketing at SMU MN

#11

Bethany College Kansas

Lindsborg, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

Bethany College Kansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Management & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindsborg, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business management and marketing degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bethany College Kansas, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Business Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bethany College Kansas is $23,343 for plains states region bachelor’s degree business management & marketing students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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