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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for entrepreneurship majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the Great Lakes Region for entrepreneurial studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Hamilton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at Miami University - Hamilton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,191.

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#3

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best entrepreneurial studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Middletown. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Middletown.

The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at Miami University - Middletown take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,191.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#7

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for entrepreneurial studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#8

Northwood University

Midland, MI

With a ranking of #8, Northwood University did quite well on this year’s best schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurial studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 213
Ohio 450
Illinois 107
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 79

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Entrepreneurship Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship 8,911
Small Business Administration/Management 2,815
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 414
Social Entrepreneurship 84
Franchising and Franchise Operations 17

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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