#1 near MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison97.9
Best Business Programs Near Milwaukee for 2027
10 business schools near Milwaukee, from the metro and just beyond it. 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
- 92
- Schools ranked
- 10
Business Programs in Milwaukee, in Brief
Milwaukee has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Milwaukee ranking compares 10 schools: one in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the top ten; the one public school, University of Wisconsin-Madison, ranks #1.
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Business Programs in Milwaukee: Your Questions, Answered
What is the best business school in Milwaukee?
University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #1 on our Milwaukee business-school ranking with a 97.9 Program Score, ahead of Northwestern University at 95.1. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.
How many business schools are in the Milwaukee area?
92 accredited business programs in the Milwaukee metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and one of its schools has the complete record we rank on, so the Milwaukee list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.
Which Milwaukee business school costs the least?
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Milwaukee list, $10,006 a year before aid, and ranks #1.
Can you study business online in Milwaukee?
Yes. Two of the ten ranked Milwaukee-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including Marquette University and Judson University.