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

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 46 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Virginia Tech, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Strayer University - Virginia, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Of the 23 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Old Dominion, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

About 33% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Radford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Eastern Mennonite University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Of the 4 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Eastern Mennonite, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Management and Technology 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 medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges 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

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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 10 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.

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