2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 612 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
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Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
Out of the 612 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 49% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 51% are male.
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Out of the 612 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Financial Services. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. The American College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.
About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 292 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Texas Tech, 62% are male and 38% are female.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 62% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 71% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 29% are male.
With a ranking of #9, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 265 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UofSC, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 253 students majoring in business, management and marketing at SNHU, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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University of Southern California landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 63% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #13, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 214 students majoring in business, management and marketing at GWU, 46% are male and 54% are female.
North Carolina State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. NC State is a very 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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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #18, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Of the 162 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Colorado State, 52% are male and 48% are female.
With a ranking of #19, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 39% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Champlain College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.
Of the 159 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Champlain, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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East Carolina University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 153 students majoring in business, management and marketing at ECU, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Portland State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 143 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Portland State University, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Women make up 80% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
About 44% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
Women make up 75% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 612 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools award.
Business, Management & Marketing by Region
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.
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