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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$15,929 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 5,704 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Kettering University the best value school in Michigan for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Kettering graduate students pay an average of $15,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Out of the 27 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 27 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Walsh College

Troy, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Walsh College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Walsh are $16,926 a year.

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#6

Cleary University

Howell, MI

Cleary University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Cleary College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Howell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cleary College are $16,538 a year.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn graduate students pay an average of $14,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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Lawrence Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

Lawrence Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Siena Heights University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Siena Heights University are $13,458 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,721
Indiana 5,487
Ohio 5,612
Wisconsin 2,457

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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