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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 43% of the business administration majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 52 students majoring in business administration at The Graduate Center, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

About 60% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 100 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly 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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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 70% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#10

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Baltimore Report

#12

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#13

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

Of the 20 students majoring in business administration at RMU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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With a ranking of #14, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 53% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 33% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
16 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
16 Rosemont College Rosemont, PA
18 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
18 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY
20 University of Scranton Scranton, PA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 10,541
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.

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 26 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).

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