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It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Duke accumulate an average of $17,440 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Duke, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,885 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that NC State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
ECU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Queens University of Charlotte. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that Queens does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
UNC Greensboro does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Charlotte, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Fayetteville State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WCU. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - North Carolina are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #11, Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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