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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for entrepreneurial studies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for entrepreneurial studies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washtenaw Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

With a ranking of #10, Millikin University did quite well on this year’s best schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurial studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 213
Ohio 450
Illinois 107
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 79

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Entrepreneurship Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship 8,911
Small Business Administration/Management 2,815
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 414
Social Entrepreneurship 84
Franchising and Franchise Operations 17

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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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