2023 Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Business & Commerce 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 22 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the general business graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the United States for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
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With a ranking of #6, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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Valparaiso University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
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Clarkson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.
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Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.
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