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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 6,200 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 153 students majoring in business, management and marketing at ECU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 6 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UNC Greensboro, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#6

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer University 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 #6 on the list. Pfeiffer University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Misenheimer.

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#6

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

Montreat College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Montreat College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Montreat.

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Appalachian State University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 191 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NC State, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
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

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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 11 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.

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