2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the online business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 73% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Out of the 39 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Institute of Technology is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
Of the 38 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Indiana Tech, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright Graduate University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Elkhorn.
About 79% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 21% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
About 37% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 63% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in business, management and marketing at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online business, management and marketing colleges 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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| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
More about our data sources and methodologies.