2025 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region
69Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
9,703General Business Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 69 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general business/commerce. Combined, these schools handed out 9,703 degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. For our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Business/Commerce Rankings by Degree Level
The general business 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 General Business/Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general business degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in General Business
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 3205 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general business/commerce has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 224 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Notre Dame is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general business/commerce. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 121 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 108 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
IWU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 158 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 800 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 287 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bloomington. This university ranks 18th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 37 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent data year.
Davenport University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 14th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 93 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Davenport University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oakland is a great university overall.
There were about 60 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were approximately 382 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.
Macomb Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Warren. This college ranks 12th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 194 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for General Business/Commerce students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
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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).
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. For our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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