Graduate Certificates in Business Administration & Management

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 36% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 6.5% of business administration graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Business Administration Majors

In 2020-2021, 5,948 graduate certificates were awarded to business administration majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in business administration at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	174,534
Master’s Degree	122,843
Associate Degree	63,763
Basic Certificate	40,893
Graduate Certificate	5,948
Undergraduate Certificate	5,845
Doctor’s Degree	2,764

Earnings of Business Administration Majors With Graduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding a graduate certificate in business administration is $65,051. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $56,925 and the high is $67,937.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a graduate certificate in business administration is $17,125. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $17,125 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $17,125.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in business administration. About 54.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	2,701
Women	3,247

The racial-ethnic distribution of business administration graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	325
Black or African American	970
Hispanic or Latino	691
White	2,985
International Students	384
Other Races/Ethnicities	593

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	2,612
Project Management	830
Organizational Leadership	803
Non-Profit Organizational Management	647
Supply Chain Management	342

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to business administration that offer graduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Sciences & Methods	2,275
Human Resource Management	2,089
Finance & Financial Management	1,197
Accounting	1,091
Entrepreneurial Studies	731

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.