2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general business/commerce students. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,239 in tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from IWU take out $25,402 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,680 a year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Macomb Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,808.
Macomb Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,574 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Schoolcraft College accumulate an average of around $9,000 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edison State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.
Edison Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,626 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at James A Rhodes State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rhodes State College are $8,721 a year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Rhodes State College accumulate an average of around $10,936 in student debt.
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Valparaiso University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.
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Mott Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Flint, MCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $7,091 a year.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 20% of our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Grand Rapids Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,589 a year.
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Lansing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a large student population.
LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. UC Clermont College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Batavia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Clermont College are $13,198 a year.
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Purdue University Global landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Purdue University Global accumulate an average of around $26,726 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #14, Walsh College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Walsh undergraduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Walsh accumulate an average of around $16,401 in student debt.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Business & Commerce students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | North Central State College | Mansfield, OH |
| 16 | DeVry University - Illinois | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Henry Ford College | Dearborn, MI |
| 18 | DeVry University - Indiana | Merrillville, IN |
| 19 | DeVry University - Ohio | Columbus, OH |
Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 581 |
| Illinois | 877 |
| Indiana | 5,774 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Majors for General Business
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 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).
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