2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 31,766 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
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Lebanon Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 16,821 |
| New York | 50,069 |
| Maryland | 14,316 |
| Delaware | 3,109 |
| District of Columbia | 6,974 |
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Rankings by Major
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
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