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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate School for You

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for business administration & management students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for business administration & management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration & management students working on their basic certificate. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration & management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,225
Ohio 10,252
Illinois 12,631
Indiana 6,843
Wisconsin 5,331

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).

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