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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

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

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

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

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#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Women make up 33% of the general business majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in general business at UC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 11 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 very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 3 students majoring in general business at UWM, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Indiana University - South Bend came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #6, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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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 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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