2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 94 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 Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the 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 15% Most Popular 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 a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Out of the 94 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Women make up 39% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 37% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 57% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. 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 business, management and marketing at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Illinois State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 63 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Illinois State, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Davenport University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large 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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With a ranking of #11, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 58 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Loyola Chicago, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.
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Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #13, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 16 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 17 | Ball State University | Muncie, IN |
| 18 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 18,882 |
| Michigan | 20,858 |
| Ohio | 25,288 |
| Illinois | 29,314 |
| Wisconsin | 13,275 |
Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.
- 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.