2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Houston - Downtown to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
About 62% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 31% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.
About 32% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 46% of the business administration majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized 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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Grand Canyon 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 14 students majoring in business administration at UT Arlington, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
About 73% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 27% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the business administration majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
About 75% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 20,739 |
| Arizona | 17,450 |
| Oklahoma | 3,461 |
| New Mexico | 1,649 |
Majors Related to Business Administration
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 33 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.