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Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general business/commerce was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 56,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for general business majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,060
Ohio 581
Illinois 877
Indiana 5,774
Wisconsin 529

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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