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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32,569 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 190 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in business, management and marketing.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. DeVry University - Missouri is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at DeVry University - Missouri
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 207 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas Christian College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Kansas Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts Business, Management & Marketing Report
Urshan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Urshan College is a small school located in Wentzville, Missouri that handed out 19 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Urshan College
Bellevue University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,268 bachelors’s degrees 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 Business, Management & Marketing at Bellevue University
Dickinson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dickinson State University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Haskell Indian Nations University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell is a small school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 51 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Haskell
Westminster College Missouri ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Westminster College Missouri is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 54 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Westminster College Missouri
Fort Hays State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,340 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees 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.
With a ranking of #13, York College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. York College is a small school located in York, Nebraska that handed out 26 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Peru State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Peru State is a small school located in Peru, Nebraska that handed out 110 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 769 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Park University
Grand View University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 161 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Full Grand View University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Columbia College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 829 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College Missouri Business, Management & Marketing Report
Saint Johns University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. SJU is a small school located in Collegeville, Minnesota that handed out 117 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Johns University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Missouri Valley College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 68 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Missouri Valley College
Wartburg College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Waverly, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wartburg College Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #21, Simpson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Indianola, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Simpson College
With a ranking of #22, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 558 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Metropolitan State University
Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 373 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Sterling College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sterling, Kansas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Sterling College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Bethany College Kansas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethany College Kansas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lindsborg, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bethany College Kansas Business, Management & Marketing Report
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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