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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

10 Schools Ranked
$22,316 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. 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 Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kentucky to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
94 Total Awards
$13,725 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,397 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the most popular school in Kentucky for business students working on their graduate certificate. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 graduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $12,397 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 34% of those degree recipients were women.

UofL 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, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
34 Total Awards

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WKU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
8 Total Awards
$10,284 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

NKU 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 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
8 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellarmine U. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
7 Total Awards
$13,674 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UK does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
3 Total Awards
$32,234 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #6, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $32,234 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sullivan University. 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.

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#7

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
1 Total Awards
$9,882 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Murray State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Murray, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Murray State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky
$12,106 Average Tuition & Fees

Spalding University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Spalding. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

Brescia University

Owensboro, Kentucky
$16,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Brescia 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.

If you are interested in distance education, Brescia University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
$4,582 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Cumberlands came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking.

Cumberlands does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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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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