2023 Most Popular 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.
Full General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
A rank of #2 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.
About 30% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 70% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the United States. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the United States. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.
About 43% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 57% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in general business at Ball State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Ball State University
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
About 50% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 50% are male.
Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.
About 50% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 50% are male.
Clarkson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
About 29% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 71% are male.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Clarkson University
American Public University System came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. American Military University is a fairly 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.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 78% are male.
Full General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
General Business/Commerce by Region
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Majors Related to General Business
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 |
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| 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 50 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).
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