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Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 7,031 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Alabama Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business Administration & Management

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Columbia Southern University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $30,429.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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Strayer University - Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

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 6 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).

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