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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 19,752 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

About 43% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in business administration at Montclair State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Out of the 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Strayer University - Global Region did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Of the 36 students majoring in business administration at NJIT, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

About 70% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#10

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 64% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#12

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

With a ranking of #12, Mount St Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

About 38% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#13

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in business administration at NDMU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
16 Rosemont College Rosemont, PA
18 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY
18 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
20 University of Scranton Scranton, PA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,358
Pennsylvania 4,564
Maryland 3,310
New Jersey 2,593
District of Columbia 2,104
Delaware 823

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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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