by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 59,423 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,619 and $28,914 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,869 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 161 colleges that offered a degree in business, management and marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in business, management and marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cankdeska Cikana Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas Christian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. Southeast Technical College is a small public school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 174 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees 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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Out of the 161 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Leech Lake Tribal College landed the #5 spot on the list. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small school located in Cass Lake, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 161 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is a private for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Oglala Lakota College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Kyle, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Williston State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Williston, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Full Williston State College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WNCC is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NHSC is a public institution located in New Town, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College Area came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Community College is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 153 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bryan University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 13 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 130 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sitting Bull College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is a small school located in Fort Yates, North Dakota that handed out 6 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Normandale Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 141 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Little Priest Tribal College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Little Priest Tribal College is located in Winnebago, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 107 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 186 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Nebraska Indian Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Macy, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Sisseton Wahpeton College is located in Sisseton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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United Tribes Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full United Tribes Technical College Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #22, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Watertown, South Dakota. It awarded 78 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 114 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Butler Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing 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 127 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Butler Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 30 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - North Dakota Business, Management & Marketing Report
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