2025 Best Business Economics Schools in the Plains States Region
7Colleges in the Plains States Region
360Business Economics Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in business economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #130 most popular program 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 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for business economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 360 degrees in business economics to qualified students.
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Business Economics in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Business Economics
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in business economics. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 88 business economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
Iowa State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in business economics needs to look into Saint Louis University. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in business economics has to look into South Dakota State University. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 85 business economics students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were approximately 12 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.
Washburn University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Topeka. This university ranks 14th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 5 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 20 business economics students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
