by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Entrepreneurial Studies is the 120th most popular major in the country with 12,241 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,057 and had an average of $24,574 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,003 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,761 and $22,463 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurial studies. That schools that top this list have a program in entrepreneurial studies 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region. MacCormac College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a small school located in Hayward, Wisconsin that handed out 3 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moraine Park Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region. Alpena Community College is a small public school situated in Alpena, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spoon River College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region. Canton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
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Northwest State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Zane State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Schoolcraft College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bay de Noc Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Escanaba, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Southwestern Michigan College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Northcentral Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northcentral Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Wausau, Wisconsin that handed out 12 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Delta College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 11 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 26 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lakeland Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small school located in Kirtland, Ohio that handed out 4 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #16, Jackson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Jackson, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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Lorain County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lorain County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elyria, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Lorain County Community College Entrepreneurial Studies Report
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Macomb Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a public institution located in Warren, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Owens Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Perrysburg, Ohio, and it awarded 5 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Columbus State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Sinclair Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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