Business Administration · Michigan

Michigan colleges that awarded Business Administration credentials

68 colleges in Michigan reported conferring Business Administration credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 68 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Michigan that conferred Business Administration credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor1,318Degree
Cleary University439Degree
Northwood University376Degree
Central Michigan University300Degree
Davenport University285Degree
Wayne State University277Degree
Ferris State University206Degree
Washtenaw Community College194Degree
Henry Ford College188Degree
Baker College139Degree
Schoolcraft Community College District136Degree
Michigan State University133Degree
Jackson College123Degree
Hope College114Degree
University of Detroit Mercy111Degree
Walsh College106Degree
Eastern Michigan University99Degree
Siena Heights University96Degree
University of Michigan-Flint96Degree
Kellogg Community College91Degree
Delta College90Degree
Oakland University85Degree
University of Michigan-Dearborn85Degree
Mid Michigan College84Degree
Mott Community College68Degree
Madonna University63Degree
Western Michigan University62Degree
Wayne County Community College District57Degree
Michigan Technological University54Degree
Lawrence Technological University53Degree
Cornerstone University51Degree
Northern Michigan University51Degree
Kalamazoo Valley Community College50Degree
Aquinas College47Degree
Saginaw Valley State University46Degree
Spring Arbor University46Degree
Kettering University43Degree
Monroe County Community College41Degree
Oakland Community College41Degree
The University of Olivet41Degree
Alma College40Degree
Macomb Community College39Degree
Lansing Community College37Degree
Adrian College36Degree
Lake Michigan College35Degree
Muskegon Community College25Degree
Grand Rapids Community College24Degree
Alpena Community College23Degree
Glen Oaks Community College23Degree
Andrews University22Degree
Montcalm Community College22Degree
Grace Christian University21Degree
Northwestern Michigan College18Degree
North Central Michigan College17Degree
Bay Mills Community College15Degree
Bay de Noc Community College14Degree
Lake Superior State University13Degree
Rochester University13Degree
Calvin University12Degree
Gogebic Community College11Degree

Showing the 60 largest of 68.

How much of this field is in Michigan

Credentials awarded
6,502
Share of U.S. total
2.0%
Colleges awarding it
68
Awarding a degree
68

Michigan colleges conferred 6,502 Business Administration credentials in 2023-24, which is 2.0% of the 331,781 conferred across the 51 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 68 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Certificates3%193
  • Associate22%1,442
  • Bachelor's40%2,569
  • Graduate35%2,298

Most Business Administration credentials awarded in Michigan were bachelor's degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 20% of Michigan’s Business Administration credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Michigan colleges cost

Median net price across the 61 of these 68 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Business Administration program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$9,004
30-48k
$9,706
48-75k
$12,303
75-110k
$17,193
110k+
$19,185

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among Michigan colleges that reported awarding Business Administrationcredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public two-year21$3,919
Public four-year18$8,140
Private22$16,789

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $9,004 at these colleges, against $19,185 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Michigan college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Michigan — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Business Administration graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Business Administration, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Business Administration, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
General and Operations Managers$102,950308,700Bachelor's degree
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,270108,200Bachelor's degree
Managers, All Other$136,550106,700Bachelor's degree
Management Analysts$101,19098,100Bachelor's degree
Human Resources Specialists$72,91081,800Bachelor's degree
Project Management Specialists$100,75078,200Bachelor's degree
Sales Managers$138,06049,000Bachelor's degree
Construction Managers$106,98046,800Bachelor's degree
Logisticians$80,88026,400Bachelor's degree
Administrative Services Managers$108,39023,200Bachelor's degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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