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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

13 Schools Ranked
$21,222 Avg Student Debt

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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia 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.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
44 Total Awards
$11,156 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,917 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for business students working on their graduate certificate. University of Georgia is a large public school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 44 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from UGA accumulate an average of $20,917 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UGA. In fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Strayer University - Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia
42 Total Awards
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Strayer University - Georgia is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Strayer University - Georgia. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
36 Total Awards
$9,292 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
11 Total Awards
$6,006 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.

UNG 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
9 Total Awards
$7,100 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GaSou. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
8 Total Awards
$7,444 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,834 Avg Student Debt

Augusta University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Augusta University accumulate an average of $21,834 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
7 Total Awards
$13,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Brenau University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. Brenau University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Brenau does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

DeVry University - Georgia

Decatur, Georgia
4 Total Awards
$17,552 Average Tuition & Fees

DeVry University - Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. DeVry University - Georgia is a very small private for-profit school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

DeVry University - Georgia 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 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Herzing University - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
1 Total Awards
$11,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Herzing University - Atlanta came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this very 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.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Herzing University - Atlanta. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#10

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
$15,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Mercer University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mercer. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
$7,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Kennesaw State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KSU Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
$8,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbus State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

CSU 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 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Columbus State University Report

#10

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, Georgia
$17,260 Average Tuition & Fees

Agnes Scott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.

Since the graduate programs at Agnes Scott 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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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 13 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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