by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 353,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business administration and management is the 1st most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 41,109 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,273 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 174 colleges that offered 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 business administration 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 174 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 1,448 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Gateway Community College General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. Davis College is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Davis College
Out of the 174 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MacCormac College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MacCormac College General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Ash, Ohio. It awarded 153 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 UC Blue Ash College General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a small public school situated in Chillicothe, Ohio. It awarded 21 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #6, Mid Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Harrison, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Mid Michigan College
Midwestern Career College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Midwestern Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Midwestern Career College General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 82 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Clermont College General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 80 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 9 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #12, Schoolcraft College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 170 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Schoolcraft College
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 182 students in 2020-2021.
Full Henry Ford College General Business Administration and Management Report
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College is located in Baraga, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Full KBOCC General Business Administration and Management Report
Oakland Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 220 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Oakland Community College
University of Akron Wayne College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Orrville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Wayne College General Business Administration and Management Report
Alpena Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Alpena Community College General Business Administration and Management Report
Cleary University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Howell, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Cleary College
Jackson College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Jackson, Michigan, this small public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Jackson College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Lake Michigan College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lake Michigan College is a small public school situated in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It awarded 24 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Lake Michigan College General Business Administration and Management Report
Ohio Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Circleville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Ohio Christian University
Bay de Noc Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Escanaba, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Bay de Noc Community College
Monroe County Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Monroe, Michigan, and it awarded 21 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe County Community College General Business Administration and Management Report
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 22 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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