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2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the general business graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 215
Illinois 132
Ohio 52
Indiana 1,620
Wisconsin 299

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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