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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the business administration basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Dakota County Technical College to be the best school for business administration & management students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 33 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#8

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Southwestern College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business administration & management programs. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate business administration & management programs. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration & management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6,642
Missouri 5,934
Iowa 3,123
Kansas 4,095
Nebraska 3,116
South Dakota 603
North Dakota 956

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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