2024 Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in entrepreneurship, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #233 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 associate degrees in entrepreneurship during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on entrepreneurship students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of entrepreneurship students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized entrepreneurship related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for entrepreneurship students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Entrepreneurship Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Entrepreneurship in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in entrepreneurship.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Entrepreneurial Studies

1

Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in entrepreneurship. M State is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.More information about a associate in entrepreneurship from Minnesota State Community and Technical College

2

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southeast Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in entrepreneurship. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in entrepreneurship from Southeast Technical College

 

Best Entrepreneurship Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurship schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	11
Missouri	210	0
Iowa	200	5
South Dakota	148	8
North Dakota	144	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Entrepreneurial Studies

Entrepreneurship is one of 4 different types of Entrepreneurial Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Small Business Administration/Management	32

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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