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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 200 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in the United States for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 200 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Out of the 200 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 31% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 68% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#7

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

About 53% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 47% are male.

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American Public University System came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

About 63% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.

Business Administration majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $25,542 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in business administration at UMGC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#12

Babson College

Wellesley, MA

With a ranking of #12, Babson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#13

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

Of the 106 students majoring in business administration at Champlain, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#14

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #14, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#15

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #15, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in business administration at Purdue University Global, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Purdue University Global Report

#16

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at East Carolina University Report

#17

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#18

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #18, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in business administration at UNL, 79% are male and 21% are female.

On average, business administration graduates from UNL take out $23,815 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

With a ranking of #20, Strayer University - Global Region did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 39 students majoring in business administration at Strayer University - Global Region, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#21

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

About 71% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #21, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#23

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Of the 37 students majoring in business administration at Fayetteville State University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#24

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#26

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
#27

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
#28

University of Maine

Orono, ME
#29

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
31 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN
32 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
33 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
33 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
33 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
33 Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD
37 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
37 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
37 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
37 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
37 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
37 Norwich University Northfield, VT

View the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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