Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Find Schools Near

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

11 Colleges
$82,797 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 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 General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular 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 small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Valparaiso University

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in general business at Ball State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Ball State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 67% are male.

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

With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the small city of Kokomo.

Read More…

Indiana University - Northwest landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Northwest Report

Indiana University - South Bend ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - South Bend Report

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #6, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Youngstown State University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges 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 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.