2025 Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in the Plains States Region
7Colleges in the Plains States Region
360Managerial Economics Degrees Awarded
$54,853Avg Early-Career Salary
Business/Managerial Economics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #119 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for business/managerial economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 360 degrees in business/managerial economics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Business/Managerial Economics School
Your choice of business/managerial economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business/managerial economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Business/Managerial Economics Rankings by Degree Level
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 Business/Managerial Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Business/Managerial Economics in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of managerial economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Managerial Economics
Washington University in St Louis is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available. Business/Managerial Economics degree recipients from Washington University in St Louis get an earnings boost of approximately $51,848 above the typical earnings of business/managerial economics majors.
Iowa State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in business/managerial economics. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were about 30 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the managerial economics program make an average of $49,314 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in business/managerial economics has to check out South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 85 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 12 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 5 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 20 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of business/managerial economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business/managerial economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
