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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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Out of the 79 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college 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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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small 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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#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large 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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#8

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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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With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college 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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Strayer University - Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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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#11

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. 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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Honorable Mentions

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

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
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

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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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