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2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 649 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,450 and $28,688 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurial studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the entrepreneurial studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hutchinson Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school situated in Hutchinson, Kansas. It awarded 24 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree entrepreneurship students list, Hutchinson Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hutchinson Community College is $7,922 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Hutchinson Community College

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 12 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at North Hennepin Community College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. M State is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

M State also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend M State is $10,818 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students.

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#6

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Johnson County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 2 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend JCCC.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at JCCC

#7

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota Wesleyan University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota Wesleyan University is $21,574 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Entrepreneurship students.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Dakota Wesleyan University

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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%.

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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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