2025 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Entrepreneurial Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #110 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for entrepreneurial studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in entrepreneurial studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on entrepreneurial studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of entrepreneurial studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for entrepreneurial studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized entrepreneurial studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for entrepreneurial studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Entrepreneurial Studies Schools

The entrepreneurship school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Entrepreneurial Studies in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in entrepreneurial studies.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Entrepreneurship

1

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in entrepreneurial studies has to check out Central Michigan University. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in entrepreneurial studies from Central Michigan University

2

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in entrepreneurial studies has to take a look at Concordia University, Chicago. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in entrepreneurial studies from Concordia University, Chicago

Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurial studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	13
Michigan	211	12
Ohio	207	14
Wisconsin	173	2

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Entrepreneurial Studies Related Rankings by Major

Entrepreneurial Studies is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Entrepreneurship Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship	54
Social Entrepreneurship	4
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Entrepreneurship

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	15,707
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	7,639
General Business/Commerce	2,650
Accounting	1,646
Human Resource Management	947
Finance & Financial Management	815
Marketing	680
Management Information Systems	257
Other Business, Management & Marketing	110
Taxation	79

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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