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

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

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

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 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 145 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large 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.

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Out of the 145 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

About 27% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the 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.

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American Public University System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the 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.

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#10

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #11, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UCF, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#12

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#13

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

With a ranking of #13, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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

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#14

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#15

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Of the 53 students majoring in business, management and marketing at FAU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#16

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami 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. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 27% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#17

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #17, Virginia Tech 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 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#18

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UGA, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Strayer University - Georgia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the 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.

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#20

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville 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 #20 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-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.

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#21

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas 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 #21 on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
22 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
23 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
24 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
24 Florida International University Miami, FL
26 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
27 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
27 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
29 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools 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

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.

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