Cleary University
The Cleary Mind™ creates graduates who are hard-working, who understand how to think, and who employers say are more prepared than their peers. Cleary graduates land jobs in their chosen fields faster, and have higher earnings, than their peers from comparable universities.
Twenty-first century employers want leadership, communication, and team players. Cleary’s theories of development shepherd students through their university years with an eye toward helping them form identity. The inquisitive nature and ready openness of the college years, combined with encouraged questioning and immersive study of this approach to business education, produces graduates who are contributors.
In 2016, Cleary University transformed its approach to business education by introducing a unique Business Arts curriculum, which fuels The Cleary Mind™. The idea behind The Cleary Mind™ is that business education must also include philosophy, human relations, and other intangible but highly important disciplines to fully understand the way humans function in the marketplace and anticipate the needs and demands of the modern world through business innovation.
The Cleary Mind[s] Podcast brings The Cleary Mind™ to life through engaging conversations with business leaders, industry experts, and members of the Cleary University community. Featuring a rotating lineup of hosts, each episode explores the real-world experiences, decisions, and leadership lessons that drive success across a variety of industries. Rooted in Cleary’s eight core attributes—Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication, Ethics, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration, and Adaptability—the podcast highlights the workplace-ready skills employers value most while giving students and listeners practical insights they can apply to their own personal and professional growth.
Cleary’s Business Arts curriculum aims to create a versatile business school graduate who can confidently contribute to the world by instilling attributes that all successful business leaders possess. Study in these disciplines encourages a deep dive into exploration of the Self and a journey toward self-realization, efficacy and confidence. Many employers yearn for employees who possess a strong sense of identity and a dedication to contribution in the workplace.
How we convey or share ideas and feelings effectively.
The ability to come up with tangible or non-tangible unique and original solutions.
The art of identifying issues and implementing the best possible solutions.
The process of presenting arguments to move, motivate, or change your audience.
One with the mindset to identify a need in the market and then work to create a product or service to fill that need.
Leadership is a set of behaviors used to help people align their collective direction, and execute strategic plans.
The discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong.
The ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical between ideas.
Learn more about The Cleary Mind™ by downloading the supporting documentation below.
Cleary University delivers more than a business education—it delivers measurable outcomes. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, FREOPP and Niche recognize Cleary for strong graduate earnings, return on investment and business education.
among private, nonprofit universities.*
among private, nonprofit universities.*
2027 Niche Best Colleges.
among all reporting U.S. institutions.*
Gold Level Veteran Friendly status from The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
* U.S. Department of Education rankings based on June 2026 College Scorecard data for institutions with reportable bachelor’s-level Business Administration, Management and Operations data. Niche rankings based on 2027 Niche College Rankings.
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Cleary graduates use their business arts education to become the employees, entrepreneurs, and leaders who transform the marketplace…and the world.
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