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Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$7,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,228 Avg Salary

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

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. Business Administration majors at Madison College take out an average of $18,724 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Madison College also took the #2 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,415 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration graduates from North Central Technical College carry an average student debtload of $14,739.

North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year. On average, business administration graduates from Western Technical College take out $19,650 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lakeshore Technical College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.

Southwest Tech also made our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,912.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Sinclair Community College also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.

NWTC also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from Ivy Tech Community College take out $13,977 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #10, Wayne County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WCCCD undergraduate students pay an average of $3,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,389
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 25 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).

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