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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 administration majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana Institute of Technology is a great place for business administration and management students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#10

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 36 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).

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