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

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 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 22 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,214 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree

The business, management & marketing 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 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 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 much debt business, management & marketing students go into to obtain their bachelor's 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 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing.

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

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,388 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,254 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Iowa State University

3

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

206 Annual Graduates

Drake University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Drake University

4

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

514 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of Northern Iowa

5

Wartburg College
Waverly, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 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 bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Wartburg College

6

Luther College
Decorah, IA

42 Annual Graduates

Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Decorah.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Luther College

7

Simpson College
Indianola, IA

61 Annual Graduates

Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Indianola.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Simpson College

8

Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA

64 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Coe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Coe College

9

Central College
Pella, IA

62 Annual Graduates

Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Pella.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Central College

10

Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

72 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Morningside College

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	35	8,110
Kansas	33	5,397
Minnesota	33	7,207
South Dakota	31	806
Nebraska	31	4,042
North Dakota	30	1,258

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,499
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

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.