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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
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Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
Michigan State 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 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 30 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,014 in student loans.
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.
U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our list.
Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Flint are $18,747 per year.
UM Flint 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 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 75 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Central Michigan, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Michigan is ranked #5 for overall quality in Michigan.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Madonna. 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.
Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Lawrence Technological University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lawrence Tech. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lawrence Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our list.
Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Oakland graduate students pay an average of $24,648 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Oakland. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oakland not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our list.
Davenport University landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 59 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 a year.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s list. This fairly large public school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 per year.
Eastern 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wayne State. 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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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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