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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 612 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large 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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very 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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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Financial Services. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. 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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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 287 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UH Downtown, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Strayer University - Global Region came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college 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 Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 252 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly 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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#13

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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With a ranking of #14, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

About 41% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 59% are male.

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Washington State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 171 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Wazzu, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the 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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#20

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. 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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#21

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #21, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly 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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#22

Portland State University

Portland, OR

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

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#23

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Of the 142 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Villanova, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. 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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#26

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#27

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
#27

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#29

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
#32

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#36

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
#38

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#40

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#42

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
#43

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
#45

University of Denver

Denver, CO
#47

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
#49

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 612 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Seattle University Seattle, WA
52 SUNY Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY
52 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
52 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
55 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
56 Babson College Wellesley, MA
57 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
58 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
59 Illinois State University Normal, IL
59 American University Washington, DC
59 University of Dallas Irving, TX
62 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI
63 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
63 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
63 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
63 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
63 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
68 Iowa State University Ames, IA
68 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
70 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
70 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
72 Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA
73 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
74 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
75 Boise State University Boise, ID
75 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
75 Park University Parkville, MO
78 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
79 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
80 Universidad del Turabo Gurabo, PR
80 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
82 University of Georgia Athens, GA
83 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
84 Brandman University Irvine, CA
84 Strayer University - Georgia Atlanta, GA
84 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
87 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
87 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
89 Rensselaer at Hartford Hartford, CT
90 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
90 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
90 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
93 Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI
93 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN
93 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
93 Towson University Towson, MD
97 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
97 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
99 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
99 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
101 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
101 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
101 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
101 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
101 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
101 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
101 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
108 Florida International University Miami, FL
108 Creighton University Omaha, NE
108 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
111 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
111 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
113 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
113 Post University Waterbury, CT
113 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
113 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA
117 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
117 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
117 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
117 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
117 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
117 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

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.

  • 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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