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

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

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

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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the large 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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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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

Out of the 19 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Of the 31 students majoring in business, management and marketing at VCU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Strayer University - Virginia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school 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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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the 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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#8

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

University of Mary Washington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. UMW is a small public school located in the suburb of Fredericksburg.

Of the 17 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMW, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. William & Mary is a moderately-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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#10

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.

Of the 14 students majoring in business, management and marketing at URichmond, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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

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 19 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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