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$26,713 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking. 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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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
$25,230 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,014 Avg Student Debt

Our rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for business students working on their graduate certificate.

Graduate Certificate recipients from U-M accumulate an average of $20,014 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at U-M, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list.

Online graduate courses are available at Michigan 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 65% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
$18,436 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #3 on our list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lawrence Tech. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Oakland does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
$15,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Central Michigan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.

Madonna does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$12,681 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

UM Flint does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
$18,937 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
$17,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Davenport 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 #9 on the list.

Davenport University 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 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
$16,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan 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 #10 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that Eastern Michigan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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%.

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