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

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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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the 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 a 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

Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly 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

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Of the 53 students majoring in business administration at Central Michigan, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Central Michigan University Report

#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in business administration at Ohio State, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. 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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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Of the 21 students majoring in business administration at Illinois State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Women make up 50% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Ferris State University Report

Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Michigan State University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
11 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
13 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
14 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

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 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).

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