2025 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #1 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 34 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,003 bachelor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The business administration bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business administration & management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Indiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Administration

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

146 Annual Graduates

$57,106 Median Starting Salary

$49,846 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Business Administration & Management bachelor's degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus earn a boost of approximately $7,999 over the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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2

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

182 Annual Graduates

$58,880 Median Starting Salary

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management major at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global make $9,773 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

1,048 Annual Graduates

$57,308 Median Starting Salary

$15,558 Median Student Debt

Purdue University Global is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Purdue University Global get $8,201 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

42 Annual Graduates

$58,880 Median Starting Salary

Indiana Wesleyan University is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management program at Indiana Wesleyan University earn $9,773 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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5

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

306 Annual Graduates

$53,101 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their bachelor's degree from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earn $3,994 more than the average business administration graduate.

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6

Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN

60 Annual Graduates

$53,894 Median Starting Salary

Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Indiana Institute of Technology make $4,787 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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7

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

33 Annual Graduates

$60,526 Median Starting Salary

Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management major at Ball State University get $11,419 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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8

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

106 Annual Graduates

$40,892 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, business administration bachelor's recipients typically make about $40,892 in their early careers.

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9

Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN

27 Annual Graduates

$52,891 Median Starting Salary

St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Business Administration & Management bachelor's degree recipients from Saint Mary's College get an earnings boost of about $3,784 over the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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10

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

98 Annual Graduates

$44,216 Median Starting Salary

$36,379 Median Student Debt

UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis.

Soon after graduation, business administration bachelor's recipients usually earn around $44,216 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	4,041
Ohio	252	3,640
Illinois	241	4,889
Wisconsin	213	2,764

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	2,536
Operations Management	181
Organizational Leadership	135
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	94
Supply Chain Management	21
Interior Design Management	20
Office Administration	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	3,497
Finance & Financial Management	1,074
Accounting	836
Marketing	747
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	387
Hospitality Management	228
Human Resource Management	205
Construction Management	164
General Sales & Marketing	122
Management Information Systems	60

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.