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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

93 Colleges
$38,761 Avg Salary
$22,463 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 93 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for entrepreneurship majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in the Great Lakes Region for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for entrepreneurial studies students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Hamilton is a great place for entrepreneurial studies students. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

After completing their degree, entrepreneurship graduates from Miami University - Hamilton carry an average student debtload of $21,998.

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#6

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best entrepreneurial studies programs. Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #7 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, entrepreneurship graduates from UDayton carry an average student debtload of $25,492.

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Miami University - Middletown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for entrepreneurial studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Middletown.

Entrepreneurship majors at Miami University - Middletown take out an average of $21,998 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best entrepreneurial studies programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#10

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Madison Area Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best entrepreneurial studies programs. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#12

Northwood University

Midland, MI

Northwood University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best entrepreneurial studies programs. Located in the city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best entrepreneurial studies programs. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
15 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
16 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
17 Bradley University Peoria, IL
18 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL

Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

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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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