by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business Administration and Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 343,412 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 39,529 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,927 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 212 colleges that offer a degree in general business administration and management. That schools that top this list have a program in general business administration and management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside Flex. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleary University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cleary University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Howell, Michigan. It awarded 74 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cleary College General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 294 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Northwood University General Business Administration and Management Report
Out of the 212 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Indiana Tech - CPS
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kuyper College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kuyper College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Kuyper
With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU East is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 158 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Indiana University - East
East-West University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. East - West University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at East-West University
Lincoln College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Full Lincoln College General Business Administration and Management Report
Wilmington College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wilmington, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Wilmington College General Business Administration and Management Report
Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school situated in Celina, Ohio. It awarded 44 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus General Business Administration and Management Report
Eureka College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eureka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Eureka, Illinois. It awarded 22 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Eureka College
Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. It awarded 52 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois College General Business Administration and Management Report
Franklin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 242 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Franklin University General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #14, Monmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Monmouth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monmouth, Illinois. It awarded 37 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Monmouth College
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 237 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - Green Bay General Business Administration and Management Report
Hope College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 120 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Hope College
Hiram College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hiram is a small school located in Hiram, Ohio that handed out 22 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Hiram College General Business Administration and Management Report
North Park University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Park is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full North Park University General Business Administration and Management Report
Siena Heights University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Siena Heights University
Cornerstone University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 51 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornerstone University General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #21, Principia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Principia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elsah, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Principia General Business Administration and Management Report
Oakland City University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland City, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakland City General Business Administration and Management Report
Earlham College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Earlham College is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 23 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Earlham
With a ranking of #24, Ohio Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Christian University is located in Circleville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at OCU
Mount Vernon Nazarene University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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