by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,037 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 877 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business/commerce.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree general business students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Bryan University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 13 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 99 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Little Priest Tribal College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Winnebago, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Little Priest Tribal College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - West Plains. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Located in West Plains, Missouri, this small public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Missouri State West Plains
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itasca Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Itasca Community College is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 14 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Itasca Community College
Normandale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Full Normandale Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Butler Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 70 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Butler Community College
Columbia College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 135 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 51 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
With a ranking of #10, North Central Missouri College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. NCMC is a small school located in Trenton, Missouri that handed out 16 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Central Missouri College General Business/Commerce Report
Dodge City Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 11 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Dodge City Community College
Northland Community and Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College General Business/Commerce Report
Inver Hills Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Inver Hills Community College
Riverland Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Riverland Community College is located in Austin, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Full Riverland Community College General Business/Commerce Report
North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at North Hennepin Community College
Jefferson College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Jefferson College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Missouri that handed out 17 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Century College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 40 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Century College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. M State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 22 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College General Business/Commerce Report
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Mineral Area College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MAC is a small public school situated in Park Hills, Missouri. It awarded 9 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Mineral Area College
With a ranking of #22, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 20 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Barton County Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Great Bend, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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South Central College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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