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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

181 Colleges
$44,631 Avg Salary
$27,430 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 181 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the business, management and marketing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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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, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

With a ranking of #6, Illinois Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#10

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#12

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#13

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#15

Northwood University

Midland, MI

Northwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Midland.

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#16

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of University Heights.

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#17

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

Augustana College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#20

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

Hope College

Holland, MI

Hope College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the small city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#24

Taylor University

Upland, IN

Taylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the town of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

#26

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
28 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN
29 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
30 Bradley University Peoria, IL
31 Illinois State University Normal, IL
32 The University of Findlay Findlay, OH
33 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
34 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI
35 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
36 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI

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
Indiana 18,882
Michigan 20,858
Ohio 25,288
Illinois 29,314
Wisconsin 13,275

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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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