2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Business, Management & Marketing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,478 master's degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business, management & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing students who choose to seek a master'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, management & marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business, management & marketing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business, management & marketing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in Iowa

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business, management & marketing students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

644 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to look into Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Iowa State University

3

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

92 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Drake University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Drake University

4

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

University of Northern Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Northern Iowa

5

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Saint Ambrose University

6

Wartburg College
Waverly, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Wartburg College

7

University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

92 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Dubuque

8

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Mount Mercy University

9

Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

147 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Waldorf University

10

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

123 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Upper Iowa University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	5,484
Minnesota	31	3,811
Kansas	30	1,972
Nebraska	29	1,490
North Dakota	28	401
South Dakota	25	241

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,132
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	165
Accounting	102
Human Resource Management	40
Finance & Financial Management	23
Management Information Systems	7
Real Estate	5
Hospitality Management	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.