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Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

30 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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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#5

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

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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#6

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

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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#7

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

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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#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

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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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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

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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