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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$17,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Michigan. In total, 3,906 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Michigan 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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 analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Ferris also made our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

Full Business Administration & Management at Ferris State University Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Michigan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Flint are $12,681 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Michigan - Flint Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Central Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Detroit Mercy Report

#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

Madonna graduate students pay an average of $16,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Madonna University

#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Eastern Michigan University Report

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 12 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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