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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region

74 Ranked Colleges
4,860 Degrees Awarded
$41,956 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region

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General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9,301 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,236 and $26,191 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. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region

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”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region

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Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio

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, Central State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central State University is a medium-sized school located in Wilberforce, Ohio that handed out 61 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holy Cross College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

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DeVry University - Indiana
Merrillville, Indiana

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 small school located in Merrillville, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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.

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,053 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

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, Indiana University - Southeast landed the #5 spot on the list. Indiana University - Southeast is located in New Albany, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 166 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Full Indiana University - Southeast General Business/Commerce Report

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Indiana University - South Bend 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 #6. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 146 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois

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. Located in Lake Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lake Forest General Business/Commerce Report

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Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, Illinois

Hebrew Theological College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Skokie, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 9 students 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. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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%.

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Indiana University - Kokomo 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 #10. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

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Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois

Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bloomington, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 43 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Illinois Wesleyan General Business/Commerce Report

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

With a ranking of #12, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 160 students 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. Located in Celina, Ohio, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana University - Northwest General Business/Commerce Report

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Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio

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. Defiance College is located in Defiance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Full Defiance College General Business/Commerce Report

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Walsh College
Troy, Michigan

Walsh College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Walsh College is a small school located in Troy, Michigan that handed out 61 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Walsh College General Business/Commerce Report

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Hanover College
Hanover, Indiana

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, 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 23 students 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%.

Full Hanover General Business/Commerce Report

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Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

Edgewood College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edgewood College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s 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%.

Full Edgewood General Business/Commerce Report

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Saint Norbert College
De Pere, Wisconsin

Saint Norbert College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SNC is a small school located in De Pere, Wisconsin that handed out 41 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois

Saint Xavier University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #21, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Full Roosevelt General Business/Commerce Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 475 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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Grace Christian University
Wyoming, Michigan

Grace Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grace is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wyoming, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Grace Christian University General Business/Commerce Report

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Goshen College
Goshen, Indiana

Goshen College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Goshen College is located in Goshen, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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%.

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Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mansfield, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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