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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

19 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Michigan 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.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Central Michigan University Report

#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 19 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Eastern Michigan, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Eastern Michigan University Report

#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

Women make up 58% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 21 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Oakland, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #7, Ferris 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 distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Ferris, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Lawrence Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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

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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 19 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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