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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 6,276 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#3

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 3 spot on the list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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#4

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Richmond helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, University of Mary Washington did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UMW is a small public school located in the suburb of Fredericksburg.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #8, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
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 16 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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