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

5 Colleges
$16,051 Avg Salary
$20,315 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate 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.

The Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, general business majors at IU Bloomington accumulate an average of around $18,440 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $605.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edison State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, general business majors at Edison Community College accumulate an average of around $18,813 in student debt.

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#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Schoolcraft College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools 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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