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

If you pursue a associate degree in business, management & marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. 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 58 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,591 associate degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Associate Degree

The business, management & marketing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate 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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business, management & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing 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 much debt business, management & marketing students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business, management & marketing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing Schools

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

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

65 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to check out Columbia College. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Columbia College

2

Park University
Parkville, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to check out Park University. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Park University

3

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

National American University - Rapid City is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from National American University - Rapid City

4

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

89 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lake Area Technical Institute if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Lake Area Technical Institute

5

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

124 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

6

Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Fargo, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rasmussen University - North Dakota

7

Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Dunwoody College of Technology

8

Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Flint Hills Technical College is a small public college located in the town of Emporia.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Flint Hills Technical College

9

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Dakota County Technical College

10

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

125 Annual Graduates

Southeast Tech is a small public college located in the city of Sioux Falls.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Southeast Technical College

11

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rochester Community and Technical College

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank	College	Location
12	Metropolitan Community College	Omaha, NE
13	North Hennepin Community College	Brooklyn Park, MN
14	Southeast Community College Area	Lincoln, NE
15	Normandale Community College	Bloomington, MN
16	Minnesota State Community and Technical College	Fergus Falls, MN
17	Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny, IA
18	Saint Paul College	Saint Paul, MN
19	Johnson County Community College	Overland Park, KS

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management & marketing schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	37	1,598
Kansas	35	586
Nebraska	34	557
Iowa	33	635
South Dakota	32	360
Missouri	32	898
North Dakota	26	171

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,019
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

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.