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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$17,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 5,704 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Michigan State University

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Flint are $12,681 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Michigan - Flint Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Central Michigan University

#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

Madonna graduate students pay an average of $16,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a year.

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#8

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Davenport University are $17,208 a year.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,721
Indiana 5,487
Ohio 5,612
Wisconsin 2,457

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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