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

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

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 94 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 701 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 94 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Out of the 94 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 97 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UW - Madison, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in business, management and marketing at IU Bloomington, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Central Michigan, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Purdue University Global, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#8

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#10

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Wright Graduate University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Elkhorn.

Women make up 79% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Indiana Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
16 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
17 Ball State University Muncie, IN
18 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
18 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,721
Indiana 5,487
Ohio 5,612
Wisconsin 2,457
Michigan 5,704

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 25 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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