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Best Business Programs Near Grand Rapids for 2027

10 business schools near Grand Rapids, from the metro and just beyond it, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 3 fields. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.

Metro ranking
1
Programs analyzed
76
Schools ranked
10
Fields covered
3
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Business Programs in Grand Rapids, in Brief

Grand Rapids has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Grand Rapids ranking compares 10 schools: three in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the top ten; four are public.

Beyond the two metro lists, 3 Grand Rapids-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for three fields, finance the deepest with 3 ranked programs.

Of the business programs in Grand Rapids, the largest school is Grand Valley State University, with 22,011 students. Calvin University graduates the highest share of its students, 74%. Only Davenport University offers the degree online.

Rankings Near Grand Rapids

Rankings by Field Near Grand Rapids

Statewide ranks, Grand Rapids-area schools only.

Schools in the Most Grand Rapids Rankings

By number of lists, then best rank.

  1. Grand Valley State University In 4 rankings · #2 in Bachelor's in Human Resources, Michigan
  2. Calvin University In 3 rankings · #1 in Business schools
  3. Davenport University In 3 rankings · #5 in Bachelor's in Human Resources, Michigan
  4. Spring Arbor University #2 in Business schools
  5. Alma College #4 in Business schools

Other Fields, Ranked Nationally

Business Programs in Grand Rapids: Your Questions, Answered

What is the best business school in Grand Rapids?

Calvin University ranks #1 on our Grand Rapids business-school ranking with an 84.8 Program Score, ahead of Spring Arbor University at 80.7. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.

How many business schools are in the Grand Rapids area?

76 accredited business programs in the Grand Rapids metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and three of its schools have the complete record we rank on, so the Grand Rapids list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.

Which Grand Rapids business school costs the least?

Ferris State University has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Grand Rapids list, $14,582 a year before aid, and ranks #10.

Can you study business online in Grand Rapids?

Yes. Two of the ten ranked Grand Rapids-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including Davenport University and Central Michigan University.

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