Applications hold steady at 2 Wis. biz schools

The business schools in Madison and Milwaukee say theyâ??re bucking a national trend that sees fewer incoming freshmen wanting to major in business. An annual survey by the Higher Education Research Institute says 14 percent of freshmen want a bachelorâ??s degree in business. Thatâ??s down from 17 percent last year. But the business schools at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University say applications are holding steady if not rising.