2025 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Ranked #1 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,499 bachelor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The business administration bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's 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 colleges for business administration & management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Iowa

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Administration

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

345 Annual Graduates

$57,188 Median Starting Salary

$24,968 Median Student Debt

Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Iowa State University make $7,399 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

201 Annual Graduates

$46,264 Median Starting Salary

$33,771 Median Student Debt

University of Iowa is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.

Soon after graduation, business administration bachelor's recipients usually make about $46,264 in their early careers.

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3

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

120 Annual Graduates

$51,690 Median Starting Salary

$13,275 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in business administration & management has to look into University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $51,690.

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4

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

13 Annual Graduates

$47,806 Median Starting Salary

Drake University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, business administration bachelor's recipients usually make around $47,806 at the beginning of their careers.

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5

Luther College
Decorah, IA

31 Annual Graduates

$49,491 Median Starting Salary

Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Decorah.

Soon after graduating, business administration bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $49,491 at the beginning of their careers.

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6

Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA

50 Annual Graduates

$47,815 Median Starting Salary

$38,865 Median Student Debt

Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Coe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $47,815 for their early career.

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7

Simpson College
Indianola, IA

30 Annual Graduates

$56,812 Median Starting Salary

Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Indianola.

Those business administration & management students who get their bachelor's degree from Simpson College make $7,023 more than the typical business administration grad.

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8

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

142 Annual Graduates

$55,854 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their bachelor's degree from Upper Iowa University earn $6,065 more than the average business administration graduate.

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9

Central College
Pella, IA

42 Annual Graduates

$55,760 Median Starting Salary

Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Pella.

Business Administration & Management bachelor's degree recipients from Central College get an earnings boost of about $5,971 above the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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10

Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

59 Annual Graduates

$45,637 Median Starting Salary

$21,439 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After graduating, business administration bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $45,637 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	2,190
Minnesota	215	2,996
Kansas	184	2,394
Nebraska	180	1,735
North Dakota	149	529
South Dakota	148	370

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

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

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	1,055
Organizational Leadership	240
Supply Chain Management	199
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Finance & Financial Management	890
Marketing	889
Accounting	527
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	471
Human Resource Management	328
General Business/Commerce	242
Hospitality Management	92
Entrepreneurial Studies	52
Construction Management	52
International Business	46

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.