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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 58% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 74% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Of the 28 students majoring in business administration at Davenport University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in business administration at Indiana Tech, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

About 74% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 19 students majoring in business administration at Michigan State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

About 36% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #7, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

About 86% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#9

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#10

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 31 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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