2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 191 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 25 Most Popular Great Lakes Region Schools in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students. Northwestern is a very 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 DeVry University - Illinois. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for business, management and marketing students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Out of the 191 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Purdue University Global ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #13 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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University of Southern Indiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.
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Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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With a ranking of #17, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Franklin University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #21, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #22 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 Toledo ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Davenport University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 30 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Whitewater, WI |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| 33 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 34 | Ashland University | Ashland, OH |
| 35 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 35 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 37 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 38 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
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 |
Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.
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