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2024 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Minnesota

40 Colleges in Minnesota
15,379 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$50,444 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #1 in popularity, business, management & marketing is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 40 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15,379 degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School

Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Minnesota Your choice of business, management & marketing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Business, Management & Marketing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Business, Management & Marketing Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing
Bachelor's Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing
Master's Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing
Doctor's Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Business, Management & Marketing in Minnesota

The schools below may not offer all types of business, management & marketing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Minnesota Schools in Business, Management & Marketing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,856 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$71,232 Median Starting Salary

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 1856 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those business, management & marketing students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive $20,787 more than the standard business, management & marketing student.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
997 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
4.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in business, management & marketing has to look into University of St Thomas Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were about 997 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year. Business, Management & Marketing degree recipients from University of St Thomas Minnesota receive an earnings boost of about $8,925 over the average earnings of business, management & marketing graduates.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,407 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
4.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in business, management & marketing needs to look into Capella University. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2407 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available. Business, Management & Marketing degree recipients from Capella University receive an earnings boost of about $15,616 over the typical earnings of business, management & marketing graduates.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
146 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Dakota County Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 18th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 146 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the business, management & marketing program earn about $50,497 in the first couple years of their career.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
210 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #343 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Normandale Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 210 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Normandale Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the business, management & marketing program make an average of $41,241 for their early career.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
171 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
2.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 171 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at M State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the business, management & marketing program state that they receive average early career earnings of $35,413.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
498 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
8.6% Growth in Graduates

UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Duluth. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.

There were about 498 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the business, management & marketing program make about $46,538 for their early career.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
488 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$53,955 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 488 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at SMU MN in the most recent data year. Business, Management & Marketing degree recipients from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,510 over the average earnings of business, management & marketing graduates.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
638 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
2.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 638 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the business, management & marketing program report average early career wages of $49,534.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
219 Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$60,912 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #391 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bethel University Minnesota is a great university overall.

There were about 219 business, management & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year. Those business, management & marketing students who get their degree from Bethel University Minnesota earn $10,468 more than the typical business, management & marketing graduate.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Kansas 38 7,965
Iowa 38 7,758
South Dakota 38 1,407
Missouri 38 14,525
Nebraska 36 6,123
North Dakota 35 1,837

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 7,282
Accounting 1,862
Human Resource Management 1,526
Marketing 1,103
Finance & Financial Management 1,087
General Business/Commerce 596
Business Support & Assistant Services 579
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 319
General Sales & Marketing 313
Construction Management 159

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