2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri
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Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school handed out 161 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
Mizzou does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school awarded 160 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri State, 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 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Webster, 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, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Missouri. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMSL. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Park University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 48 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Park University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
One thing to take note of is that WUSTL does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rockhurst University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rockhurst. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Drury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Drury University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMKC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Louis University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Avila University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Avila does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lindenwood University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Lindenwood University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fontbonne University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Fontbonne University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Maryville University of Saint Louis 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 #15 on the list.
Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Missouri Western State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
One thing to take note of is that Missouri Western does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DeVry University - Missouri 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 #15 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at DeVry University - Missouri are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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