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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

53 Colleges
$29,181 Avg Salary
$19,377 Avg Student Debt

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 13% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,479.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 43% are male.

On average, business administration graduates from NWTC take out $18,785 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 53% of the business administration majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Washtenaw Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,960.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 58% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 42% are male.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Columbus State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,293.

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Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the business administration majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,579 in student debt.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 49% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Cincinnati State carry an average student debtload of $23,136.

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With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at FVTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,342.

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#9

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 25% of the business administration majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Franklin University carry an average student debtload of $37,251.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Tech - CPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort-Wayne.

About 64% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 36% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Indiana Tech - CPS carry an average student debtload of $34,219.

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Explore the most popular online business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,389
Ohio 10,313
Illinois 13,124
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

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Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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