2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 174 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing
Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
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Kettering University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Michigan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Calvin University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Marquette University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree 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.
Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized 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, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Miami University - Oxford came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. 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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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Bradley University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
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Illinois State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 28 | Cleary University | Howell, MI |
| 29 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 30 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 32 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 33 | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI |
| 34 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges 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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