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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 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 187 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Out of the 187 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 1,429 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Out of the 187 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#12

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

Of the 515 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USI, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 502 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UC, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#15

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 419 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Case Western, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#17

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #17, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#19

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 356 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Walsh, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 342 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UW - Madison, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 39% are male.

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With a ranking of #22, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #23, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#24

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#26

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
#27

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
#28

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
29 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
29 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
31 Ashland University Ashland, OH
32 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
33 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
34 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
35 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
36 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
37 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL

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 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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