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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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$64,635 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in North Carolina. In fact, 10,472 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at NC State take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,974.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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

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#3

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in business administration at UNC Greensboro, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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#9

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Strayer University - North 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 #9 on the list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Morrisville.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
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

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 16 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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