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

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

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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,057 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Purdue University Global, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 65 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 990 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#3

Northwood University

Midland, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwood University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Midland.

Of the 763 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northwood, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#4

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Franklin University 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 large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 681 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Franklin University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#5

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 452 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Davenport University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#7

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Lakeland University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Plymouth, Lakeland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #8, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 340 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Indiana State, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#9

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Of the 793 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Ball State, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies Fort-Wayne, IN
12 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
12 University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI

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

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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.

  • 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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