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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 130 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found American College of Financial Services to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, The American College is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 295 students majoring in business, management and marketing at The American College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Strayer University - Global Region, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 54% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#7

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#10

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, American 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, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Of the 42 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NJIT, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#12

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#13

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #13, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#15

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s 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 #15 on the list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.

Of the 34 students majoring in business, management and marketing at The Mount, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 47% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#17

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

Of the 30 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Binghamton University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#17

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
21 Rosemont College Rosemont, PA
21 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
23 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
24 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
25 Fordham University Bronx, NY
26 Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD
26 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
26 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 15,641
Pennsylvania 10,239
Maryland 5,708
New Jersey 4,113
District of Columbia 3,850
Delaware 1,257

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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