2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #3 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 40 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,019 associate degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business administration 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 the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Park University
Parkville, MO

65 Annual Graduates

$56,359 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Park University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Park University earn a boost of around $19,737 over the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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2

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

11 Annual Graduates

$33,364 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management has to take a look at National American University - Rapid City. Located in the city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program earn about $33,364 in the first couple years of working.

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3

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

36 Annual Graduates

$45,143 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management has to take a look at Dakota County Technical College. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Dakota County Technical College get an earnings boost of approximately $8,521 above the typical income of business administration & management majors.

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4

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

48 Annual Graduates

$43,736 Median Starting Salary

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Rasmussen University - Minnesota make $7,114 more than the standard business administration student.

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5

Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Fargo, ND

16 Annual Graduates

$43,736 Median Starting Salary

Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Rasmussen University - North Dakota receive an earnings boost of around $7,114 above the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

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6

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE

82 Annual Graduates

$36,781 Median Starting Salary

Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Lincoln.

After graduation, business administration associate recipients generally make an average of $36,781 at the beginning of their careers.

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7

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

80 Annual Graduates

$43,956 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Metropolitan Community College make $7,334 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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8

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

22 Annual Graduates

$43,642 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Rochester Community and Technical College earn a boost of approximately $7,020 over the average income of business administration & management graduates.

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9

North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN

13 Annual Graduates

$47,361 Median Starting Salary

North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management degree program at North Hennepin Community College earn $10,739 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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10

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

21 Annual Graduates

$46,039 Median Starting Salary

UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Fayette.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Upper Iowa University get an earnings boost of around $9,417 above the typical income of business administration & management majors.

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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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	394
Kansas	146	258
Missouri	117	470
Iowa	116	329
Nebraska	98	425
South Dakota	93	62
North Dakota	92	107

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	1,704
Office Administration	112
Interior Design Management	102
Organizational Leadership	57
Supply Chain Management	25
Research and Development Management	8
E-Commerce	7
Operations Management	3
Retail Management	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	775
Accounting	717
Marketing	279
Business Support & Assistant Services	196
Construction Management	141
General Sales & Marketing	121
Human Resource Management	109
Finance & Financial Management	64
Management Information Systems	49
Entrepreneurial Studies	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.