2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general business administration and management. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 347 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in general business administration and management. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1293 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general business administration and management. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1253 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

4

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Any student pursuing a degree in general business administration and management needs to look into Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 218 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 163 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 728 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

7

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 127 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

8

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 251 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 600 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 113 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 283 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. This university ranks 7th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 403 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

13

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 125 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 319 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

15

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 335 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

16

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 10th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 152 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent data year.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 4th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 3152 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public university located in the town of Whitewater. This university ranks 10th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 136 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 6th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 310 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 48 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

21

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI

Located in the city of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 4th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 72 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Gateway Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 5th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 73 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland is a large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 120 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 343 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 118 general business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.