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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$17,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 9,389 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ferris also made our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Business Administration & Management at Michigan State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Michigan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

UM Flint graduate students pay an average of $12,681 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Michigan - Flint Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 12 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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Lawrence Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Oakland University Report

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Madonna University Report

#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Eastern Michigan University

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 10,313
Illinois 13,124
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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.

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