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2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$33,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies School for You

Entrepreneurial Studies is the #97 most popular major in the country with 1,823 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for entrepreneurship students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for entrepreneurship majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Xavier University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Xavier are $42,460 per year.

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The excellent programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best entrepreneurial studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 per year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 per year.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best entrepreneurial studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for entrepreneurial studies students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

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$32,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Benedictine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Benedictine U are $32,280 a year.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$24,735 Average Tuition & Fees

Oakland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland undergraduate students pay an average of $24,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $55,097 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$32,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for entrepreneurial studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $32,727 per year.

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Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurial studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 22
Illinois 14
Ohio 14
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 35

One of 20 majors within the area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Entrepreneurship

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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