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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

162 Colleges
$50,279 Avg Salary
$25,879 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 18,824 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 162 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 162 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Kettering University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Flint.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#12

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #12 on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#13

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #13, Butler University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#14

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#22

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Cleary University

Howell, MI

Cleary University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Howell, Cleary College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
25 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
26 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN
27 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
28 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
29 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
30 Bradley University Peoria, IL
31 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
32 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,906
Illinois 7,000
Ohio 3,681
Indiana 2,674
Wisconsin 1,563

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

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).

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