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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

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$61,403 Avg Salary
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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 272 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 823 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UOPX - Arizona, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 49% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 701 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American College of Financial Services is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. The American College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 654 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Iowa, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 71% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 247 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMGC, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#11

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Of the 141 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#13

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 161 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Mizzou, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#15

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Liberty University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #16, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#17

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #17, Champlain College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

About 65% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#17

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#19

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#20

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#21

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#22

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #22, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Purdue University Global, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#23

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in business, management and marketing at SUNY Empire, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#24

Babson College

Wellesley, MA

Babson College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

Of the 69 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Babson College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#25

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in business, management and marketing at KU, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#27

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#28

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
#29

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS
#31

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#33

Park University

Parkville, MO
#33

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
#37

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
#39

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
#40

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#40

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
42 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
42 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN
42 Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI
45 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
46 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
46 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
46 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
49 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
49 Florida International University Miami, FL
49 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
52 Post University Waterbury, CT
52 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA
54 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
54 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

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Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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Far Western US
Southwest
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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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