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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best school in the Plains States Region for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of $19,400 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
UMN Twin Cities does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,815 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UST MN. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Creighton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at KU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
Bethel University Minnesota does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Mary ranked #11 on this year’s list.
Online graduate courses are available at UMary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
Minnesota State Mankato does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Iowa State University landed the #13 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Iowa State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Dakota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UND. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Baker University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Baker does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Simpson College ranked #16 on this year’s list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Simpson College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SMU MN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at K -State. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Dakota ranked #19 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USD. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St Catherine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Kate’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #21, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SC. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Metropolitan State University landed the #22 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Metro State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #23, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Rockhurst does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #24, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
North Dakota State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 20% took at least some of their classes online.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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