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With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Out of the 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,679 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,014 in student loans.
U-M 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.
Out of the 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Dayton ranked #7 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that UDayton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Purdue does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at MSOE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cedarville University landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Cedarville does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Ohio State, 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 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Marquette University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marquette does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Elmhurst University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Elmhurst does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Valparaiso University ranked #14 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that Valpo does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Lewis University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Lewis does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #17, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Baldwin Wallace College 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, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ball State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ferris State University ranked #19 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ferris does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #20, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
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 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of St Francis landed the #21 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Saint Francis. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Case Western Reserve University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $20,683 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Case Western. In 2019-2020 about 17% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - Whitewater does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Miami University - Oxford came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Miami University - Oxford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #25 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at OHIO Athens. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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