by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Business, Management & Marketing is the 137th most popular major in the country with 4,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, Other business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,473 and had an average of $25,347 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 352 Other business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,965 and $26,344 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 Other business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Other business, management and marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in Other business, management and marketing.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other business students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame College landed the #1 spot on the list. NDC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 14 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. Benedictine University is a small school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 91 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Benedictine U Other Business, Management & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Xavier University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other business students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 20 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursuline College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Other Business, Management & Marketing at Ursuline College
Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s other business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Other Business, Management & Marketing at BGSU
With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Business, Management & Marketing at Loyola Chicago
University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Other Business, Management & Marketing Report
Aquinas College Michigan came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 17 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Aquinas College Michigan Other Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other business degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Other Business, Management & Marketing Report
Otterbein University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Otterbein is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Otterbein University Other Business, Management & Marketing Report
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