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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

44 Colleges
$48,664 Avg Salary
$25,412 Avg Student Debt

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Elkhorn.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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University of St Francis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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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