by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 82 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general business administration and management students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,151 master's degrees in general business administration and management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general business administration and management for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business administration and management students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general business administration and management. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general business administration and management. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Washington University in St Louis
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general business administration and management. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
It is difficult to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general business administration and management. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of St Thomas Minnesota
It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of Iowa
Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Webster University
Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Creighton University
Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of Kansas
Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Drake University
Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Bellevue University
UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from University of Northern Iowa
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general business administration and management from Saint Louis University
Here are some additional great schools for General Business Administration and Management students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best General Business Administration and Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Park University | Parkville, MO |
| 14 | Capella University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 15 | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Winona, MN |
| 15 | University of Mary | Bismarck, ND |
| 16 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| 17 | Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO |
| 18 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 19 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport, IA |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD |
Explore the best general business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 361 | 2,798 |
| Minnesota | 355 | 2,027 |
| Iowa | 298 | 692 |
| Kansas | 254 | 1,250 |
| Nebraska | 211 | 838 |
| North Dakota | 167 | 280 |
| South Dakota | 130 | 171 |
General Business Administration and Management is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.
