2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
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With a ranking of #6, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
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Sinclair Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
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With a ranking of #9, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
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Northcentral Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Western Technical College | La Crosse, WI |
| 12 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire, WI |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 18,882 |
| Michigan | 20,858 |
| Ohio | 25,288 |
| Illinois | 29,314 |
| Wisconsin | 13,275 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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