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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Great Lakes Region

209 Colleges
750,590 Bachelor's Degrees
$20,992 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Great Lakes RegionBusiness, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022. Of that number, 750,590 were earned in the Great Lakes region of the country.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 209 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business, management & marketing. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those business, management & marketing schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.

When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for business, management & marketing majors.

Top 10 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools

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Our rankings recognize Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. IWU also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Global earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Whitewater as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater. In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Whitewater is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at UW - Whitewater to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,092. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater be around $90,012. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. On top of its placing in our value rankings, NIU also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

It takes the average student at NIU about 4.6 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,624. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NIU is $94,870. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. In addition to its great value ranking, Central Michigan is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

At Central Michigan, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,692. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan is about $119,468. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Eau Claire is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

The average student at UW - Eau Claire graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,324. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UW - Eau Claire is $99,119. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value business, management & marketing schools. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UW - La Crosse also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The average student at UW - La Crosse graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $19,352. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - La Crosse is $86,697. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

At UW - Stout, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,682. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stout is about $99,954. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Western Michigan University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo. In addition to its great value ranking, WMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at WMU to complete their degree, and it costs about $19,851 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WMU is about $92,109. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Miami University - Hamilton comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hamilton. Miami University - Hamilton excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management & marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

StateDegrees Awarded
Michigan12,566
Ohio15,162
Illinois13,418
Indiana10,524
Wisconsin8,502

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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