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2023 Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

10 Schools Ranked
$30,155 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
118 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 118 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Liberty University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
137 Total Awards
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the large public school handed out 137 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full George Mason University Report

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
56 Total Awards
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
47 Total Awards
$16,522 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, the large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 15% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Virginia Tech Report

#5

Strayer University - Virginia

Arlington, Virginia
27 Total Awards
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the small private for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Virginia are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
24 Total Awards
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion University is a large public school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Old Dominion University Report

#7

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
15 Total Awards
$16,618 Average Tuition & Fees

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full William & Mary Report

#8

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
10 Total Awards
$12,535 Average Tuition & Fees

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
4 Total Awards
$15,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Mennonite University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$7,110 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Management and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Management and Technology Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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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