2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 137 students majoring in business, management and marketing at GMU, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Out of the 79 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
Of the 97 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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University of Louisville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Belhaven University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
About 84% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 16% are male.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 29% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Georgia 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 large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 71% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.
About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 13 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN |
| 14 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 14 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL |
| 14 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 19,372 |
| 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 |
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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| 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.