2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Stevens Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Stevens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in New Jersey. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 86 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Montclair State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at NJIT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in New Jersey. Rider University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rider. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, TESU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Stockton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Galloway, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Stockton State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Rowan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, the fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
Rowan 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 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Monmouth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Monmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - New Jersey 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. Located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the very small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - New Jersey is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Centenary University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Hackettstown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Centenary. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The College of New Jersey 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 #11 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. 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.
William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
One thing to take note of is that William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
New Jersey City University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NJCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Since the graduate programs at FDU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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With a ranking of #11, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSE. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 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%.
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