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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree 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.

The Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 156 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 Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the business administration master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#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 administration and management students working on their master’s degree. 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 156 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 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flint.

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#11

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#12

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#13

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #16, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#17

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #20, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#21

Cleary University

Howell, MI

Cleary University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Howell, Cleary College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.

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#23

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
24 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN
25 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
26 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
27 Bradley University Peoria, IL
28 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
29 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
30 Illinois State University Normal, IL
31 Oakland University Rochester Hills, 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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