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2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular online school in the United States for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in general business at Ball State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Ball State University Report

#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their online graduate certificate. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

About 50% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 13 students majoring in general business at American Military University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at American Public University System Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the general business majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Full General Business/Commerce at Concordia University, Nebraska Report

With a ranking of #8, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their online graduate certificate. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Hawaii Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Hawaii Pacific University

West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Full General Business/Commerce at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

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One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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