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

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 60% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Central Michigan University Report

#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 68% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

About 43% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Of the 20 students majoring in business administration at Ferris, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the 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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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a fairly 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
11 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
13 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
14 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

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 26 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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