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

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Finding the Best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 145 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 145 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

About 27% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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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With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe 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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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. 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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#10

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #10, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UCF, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#12

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #12, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#13

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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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#14

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly 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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#15

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #15, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 53 students majoring in business, management and marketing at FAU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#16

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#17

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech 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 small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Virginia Tech, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#18

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UGA, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Strayer University - Georgia landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the 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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#20

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University 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. 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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#21

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
23 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
24 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
24 Florida International University Miami, FL
26 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
27 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
27 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
29 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges 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

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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