by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9,301 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,860 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central State University General Business/Commerce Report
Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Cross College landed the #2 spot on the list. Holy Cross College is a small school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 27 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Indiana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. DeVry University - Indiana is a private for-profit institution located in Merrillville, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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 full report on General Business/Commerce at DeVry University - Indiana
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 2,053 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Southeast is a public institution located in New Albany, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - South Bend came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a small school located in South Bend, Indiana that handed out 146 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Forest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lake Forest College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lake Forest, Illinois. It awarded 64 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 #8, Hebrew Theological College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hebrew Theological College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Skokie, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Hebrew Theological College General Business/Commerce Report
Kalamazoo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 76 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Illinois Wesleyan University
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 160 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wright State University - Lake Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Wright State University - Lake Campus is located in Celina, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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Indiana University - Northwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Defiance College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Defiance, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Walsh College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Walsh College is located in Troy, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Hanover College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hanover College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, Indiana. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Edgewood College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edgewood College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Norbert College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saint Norbert College is located in De Pere, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 95 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 475 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis General Business/Commerce Report
Grace Christian University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Goshen College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Goshen, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus
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