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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the general business graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at American Public University System

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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

Full General Business/Commerce at Louisiana Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at West Virginia Wesleyan College Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Tulane University of Louisiana

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

Full General Business/Commerce at South Carolina State University Report

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Marshall University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Coastal Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Coastal Carolina University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,025
Virginia 1,437
North Carolina 494
Florida 1,813
Tennessee 664
Kentucky 2,455
South Carolina 832
Louisiana 712
Arkansas 767
Alabama 302
Mississippi 607
West Virginia 883

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 8 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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