2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school 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 school 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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Out of the 65 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small 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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Out of the 65 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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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Out of the 65 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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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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 town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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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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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 city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-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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Walsh College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the 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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Ball State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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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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 |
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.