Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Read More…

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.

Read More…

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at American Public University System

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in business, management and marketing at GMU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at George Mason University Report

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Auburn University

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 97 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read More…

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Louisville Report

#8

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

About 84% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 16% are male.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Belhaven University

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Strayer University - Georgia Report

#11

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Fayetteville State University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
13 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
14 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
14 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
14 Florida International University Miami, FL

Explore the most popular online 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

More Business, Management & Marketing Rankings in the Southeast Region

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.