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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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 large public school located in the large 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 made our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Madison Area Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northcentral Technical College Report

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 medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC 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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Fox Valley Technical College

#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per 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.

Full Business Administration & Management at Western Technical College Report

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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Lakeshore Technical College

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.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in the Great Lakes Region .

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With a ranking of #7, Sinclair 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 medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each 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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Sinclair Community College

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the 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 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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a 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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Ivy Tech Community College

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 large city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCCD are $3,998 per year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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