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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 114 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Business Administration & Management at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at American Public University System Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 72 students majoring in business administration at NC State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, business administration majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $17,974 in student debt.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at North Carolina State University

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly 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

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Louisville Report

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the business administration majors at the school.

On average, business administration graduates from UGA take out $19,316 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#9

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Austin Peay State University Report

#10

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State 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 #10 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Fayetteville State University Report

#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida 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 #11 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 32 students majoring in business administration at UF, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#12

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

Of the 31 students majoring in business administration at WCU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in business administration at The Citadel, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

Louisiana Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Louisiana Tech University Report

#15

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion 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 #15 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Old Dominion University Report

#16

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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

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#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Tennessee Technological 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 #16 on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Tennessee Technological University Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
19 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
20 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
20 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
22 Auburn University Auburn, AL
22 Spring Hill College Mobile, AL

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast 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
Alabama 7,031
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.

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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