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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

101 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 101 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#13

Furman University

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #13, Furman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

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#15

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #15, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
17 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
18 Radford University Radford, VA
19 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
20 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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