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It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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 the Southwest Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Texas A&M College Station 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, 23% 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 Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate.
ASU - Skysong is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at OSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Mary’s, 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 84% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UOPX - Arizona. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at UH Downtown, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s list.
UD 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 fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ASU - Tempe. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Dallas does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Grand Canyon University ranked #13 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $26,469 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Oklahoma. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, University of North Texas 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 UNT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NMSU Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #17, Abilene Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Angelo State University ranked #19 on this year’s list.
Angelo State 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, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
DBU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Arizona University landed the #21 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,445 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NAU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Texas A&M Kingsville does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #23 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
UCO does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UTSA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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