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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

19 Colleges
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 10,541 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lebanon Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 19 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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With a ranking of #7, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

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#9

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 20,678
Maryland 6,849
New Jersey 9,288
District of Columbia 2,563
Delaware 1,282

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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