2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value 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 value experiences for general business 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.
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2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Valparaiso University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 10% of our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.
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 |
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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