2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 174 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 174 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Out of the 174 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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Out of the 174 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Kettering University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Calvin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Marquette University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Butler University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Miami University - Oxford landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
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Walsh College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
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Ohio Northern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.
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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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With a ranking of #22, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #24, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
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Illinois State University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 28 | Cleary University | Howell, MI |
| 29 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 30 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 32 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 33 | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI |
| 34 | University of Dayton | Dayton, 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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