2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$69,400
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Business/Managerial Economics is the 119th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,707 and had an average of $21,691 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 319 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,400 and $20,939 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in business/managerial economics. That schools that top this list have a program in business/managerial economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 19 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornell College Business/Managerial Economics Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 full report on Business/Managerial Economics at South Dakota State
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Missouri Valley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Online. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region. Ottawa University - Online is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Ottawa University - Online
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 32 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Saint Louis University Business/Managerial Economics Report
Ottawa University - Ottawa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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 full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Ottawa
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at WUSTL
With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full UNL Business/Managerial Economics Report
With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at WSU
Washburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized school located in Topeka, Kansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washburn University Business/Managerial Economics Report
With a ranking of #11, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full UND Business/Managerial Economics Report
Saint Cloud State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at St. Cloud State University
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 12 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at UNOMAHA
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Northwest Missouri State University
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Iowa State University
Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Ottawa University - Kansas City Business/Managerial Economics Report
Missouri Southern State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern State University is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Missouri Southern State University
William Jewell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Liberty, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full William Jewell College Business/Managerial Economics Report
Buena Vista University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at BVU
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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