2023 Best Value Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Other Business, Management & Marketing School for You
Other Business, Management & Marketing is the #138 most popular major in the country with 4,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools
Our analysis found Northwest State Community College to be the best value school for Other business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Archbold, Northwest State Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Northwest State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kettering University is a great value for Other business, management and marketing students. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flint.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kettering are $43,824 a year.
Kettering also made our Best Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.
Franklin University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,577 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best Other business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valpo are $44,796 a year.
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The excellent programs at Clark State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best Other business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Clark State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $7,328 per year.
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Concordia University, Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 per year.
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Aquinas College Michigan landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value Other business, management and marketing programs. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
Aquinas College Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $36,084 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.
UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Whitewater also claimed a spot on our Best Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.
UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, other business graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $25,000.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Business & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Other Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best Other business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 95 |
| Ohio | 40 |
| Illinois | 154 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 48 |
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Other Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors for Other Business
Other Business, Management & Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Other Business
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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