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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$15,446 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 18,824 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Ferris State University Report

Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana Tech are $10,026 per year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Indiana Institute of Technology

#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Youngstown State University Report

#4

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Viterbo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Viterbo University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Illinois State University

Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.

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#8

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

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University of St Francis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 10% of our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,906
Illinois 7,000
Ohio 3,681
Indiana 2,674
Wisconsin 1,563

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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