2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 128 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
Out of the 128 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Macomb Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Fox College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fox College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bedford Park.
Cleary University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Cleary College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Howell.
Western Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.
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Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.
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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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20 | Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies | Fort-Wayne, IN |
21 | University of Cincinnati - Clermont College | Batavia, OH |
22 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | Fort Wayne, IN |
23 | Northwood University | Midland, MI |
24 | Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, IN |
25 | Herzing University - Akron | Akron, OH |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 18,882 |
Michigan | 20,858 |
Ohio | 25,288 |
Illinois | 29,314 |
Wisconsin | 13,275 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
Accounting | 99,265 |
Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
Marketing | 52,916 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
International Business | 9,101 |
Real Estate | 6,547 |
General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
Construction Management | 3,846 |
Insurance | 1,809 |
Taxation | 1,547 |
Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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