2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.
Top 25 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Kettering University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Calvin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Marquette University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Butler University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #16, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #19 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
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Ohio Northern University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Case Western Reserve University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #23 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #25 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
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Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 29 | Cleary University | Howell, MI |
| 30 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 32 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 33 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 34 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 35 | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13,721 |
| Indiana | 5,487 |
| Ohio | 5,612 |
| Wisconsin | 2,457 |
| Michigan | 5,704 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
| Marketing | 4,011 |
| Management Information Systems | 2,766 |
| International Business | 2,007 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 1,823 |
| Taxation | 1,350 |
| Hospitality Management | 1,341 |
| Real Estate | 1,280 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 1,073 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 537 |
| Construction Management | 466 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 180 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 162 |
| Insurance | 143 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 117 |
| Telecommunications Management | 23 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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