by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 6,257 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,561 and $26,687 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,506 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in business administration and management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in business administration and management.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree business administration students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lakeland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 141 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 169 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Business Administration & Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 115 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Cardinal Stritch University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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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Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee School of Engineering is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at MSOE
University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 135 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #8, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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Edgewood College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. Edgewood College is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 30 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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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Herzing University - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 240 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Business Administration & Management Report
Carroll University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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With a ranking of #13, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 118 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #14. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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Maranatha Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. This small school is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Maranatha Baptist University
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #16. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alverno College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Carthage College
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Kenosha landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. Herzing University - Kenosha is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Herzing University - Kenosha Business Administration & Management Report
Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #21. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small school located in Brookfield, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 UW - River Falls Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #23, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. Mount Mary is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 20 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UW - Stevens Point Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #25, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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