2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
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The Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Texas 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.
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Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large public school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 353 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 287 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Downtown. 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in Irving, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 63 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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 Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in Arlington, Texas, the large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 30% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, the small private for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Texas are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. This large public school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. This large public school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
UTSA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Angelo State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
Angelo State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #12, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DBU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Mary’s. 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.
Abilene Christian University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Abilene Christian does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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 El Paso ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UTEP. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, the fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at TWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lamar University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Lamar University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Methodist University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Christian University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from TCU accumulate an average of $19,027 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at TCU, 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 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
DeVry University - Texas landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DeVry University - Texas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, Houston Baptist University 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 HBU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
St. Edward’s University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 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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