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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 862,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 417 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business, Management & Marketing

Our 2023 rankings named California Technical Academy the best school in the United States for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Madison Area Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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Ogden-Weber Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the city of Ogden.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, North Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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#12

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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Dakota County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#19

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#20

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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With a ranking of #22, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Southeast landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

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#25

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #25, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

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Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#28

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#29

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
#30

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#33

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
#35

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI
#36

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
#37

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD
#38

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
#40

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 417 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 El Centro College Dallas, TX
52 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI
53 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
54 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
55 Herzing University - Atlanta Atlanta, GA
56 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
57 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
58 Career Technical Institute Washington, DC
59 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
60 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
61 National University La Jolla, CA
62 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
63 Herzing University - Birmingham Birmingham, AL
64 Asher College Sacramento, CA
65 Marion Technical College Marion, OH
66 Herzing University - Kenosha Kenosha, WI
67 Portland Community College Portland, OR
68 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
69 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
70 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
71 College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD
72 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
73 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
74 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
75 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
76 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
77 Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC
78 Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH
79 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
80 Herzing University - Madison Madison, WI
81 Charter College Vancouver, WA
82 Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN
83 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA

Business, Management & Marketing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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