by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,037 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,168 and $26,839 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.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 50 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 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. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Priest Tribal College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Winnebago, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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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. Missouri State West Plains is a public institution located in West Plains, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri State West Plains General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itasca Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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Normandale Community College came in at #6 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 Bloomington, Minnesota, and it awarded 71 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Butler Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Butler Community College General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #8, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 135 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Report
Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 51 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College General Business/Commerce Report
North Central Missouri College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. NCMC is located in Trenton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at North Central Missouri College
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 school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 11 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about 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. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 28 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Northland Community and Technical College
Inver Hills 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 #13. 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.
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Riverland 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 #14. Riverland Community College is a small school located in Austin, Minnesota that handed out 20 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Hennepin Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major 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 general business degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Jefferson College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. JeffCo is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Missouri. It awarded 17 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Century 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 #17. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Century College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 22 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester 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 #19. Rochester, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Rochester Community and Technical College
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 a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 23 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mineral Area 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 #21. Located in Park Hills, Missouri, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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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. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Northeast Community College General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #23, Minneapolis 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. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 20 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College General Business/Commerce Report
Barton County 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 #24. Barton Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 13 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barton County Community College General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #25, South Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. 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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