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

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$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded 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 & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 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 General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce 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 general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 215
Illinois 132
Ohio 52
Indiana 1,620
Wisconsin 299

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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