2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region 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 very large student population.
Women make up 28% of the general business majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 58% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 166 students majoring in general business at IUPUI, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 120 students majoring in general business at Michigan State, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Women make up 43% of the general business majors at the school.
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Indiana Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
Of the 105 students majoring in general business at Indiana Tech, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
Women make up 39% of the general business majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 25% of the general business majors at the school.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
Women make up 46% of the general business majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Women make up 29% of the general business majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 581 |
| Illinois | 877 |
| Indiana | 5,774 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
General Business/Commerce Related Majors
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 20 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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