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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region

13 Ranked Colleges
702 Degrees Awarded
$73,339 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 702 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree general business students.

Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 212 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Maryville U

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about General Business/Commerce at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 151 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Business/Commerce Report

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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 144 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Columbia College Missouri

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Lindenwood University

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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 18 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 General Business/Commerce at Concordia University, Nebraska

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Mizzou

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With a ranking of #8, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about General Business/Commerce at St. Scholastica

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 25 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMKC General Business/Commerce Report

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 General Business/Commerce at Bellevue University

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MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Olathe, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s general business 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.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at MNU

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Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas

Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Tabor

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at KU

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