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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 416 students majoring in business administration at DeVry University - Illinois, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

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 administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 74% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Women make up 57% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Indiana Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 63% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Out of the 31 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Of the 19 students majoring in business administration at Kent State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #7, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Of the 14 students majoring in business administration at Lewis, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Of the 14 students majoring in business administration at Concordia University, Chicago, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#9

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#10

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in business administration at American College of Education, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 31 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).

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