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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 101 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of Miami 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 Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Furman University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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#15

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
17 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
18 Radford University Radford, VA
19 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
20 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

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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