2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
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Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the best school in Michigan for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan Tech. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Michigan.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,014 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that U-M does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Michigan.
Michigan State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 17 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the # 4 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UM Dearborn. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Michigan.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ferris. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Detroit Mercy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Detroit Mercy does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Grand Valley State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GVSU. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
Lawrence Tech does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Michigan - Flint ranked #10 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
Online graduate courses are available at UM Flint, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Central Michigan does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oakland University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Oakland, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Madonna University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that Madonna does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Eastern Michigan. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Davenport University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Davenport University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Baker College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $46,807 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Baker College. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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