2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from Western Technical College take out $19,650 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
Southwest Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. 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.
Sinclair Community 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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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year.
NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Wayne County Community College District landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.
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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 |
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Business Administration & Management Related Majors for Business Administration
Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.