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Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 19,372 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 North Carolina

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 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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Western Carolina University 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 #9 on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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Strayer University - North Carolina ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 11 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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