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Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general business/commerce was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 56,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the general business master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,060
Ohio 581
Illinois 877
Indiana 5,774
Wisconsin 529

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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