Graduate Certificates

Graduate certificates offer a perfect solution for MBA-level professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of specific areas of business. These certificates build upon your existing knowledge, providing focused and specialized learning opportunities.

Master your field or fill a knowledge gap with a specialized ÃÛÌÒ½´Cox Graduate Certificate.

The ROI is immediate, as you can improve your job performance and outcomes while ensuring your resume stands out in a competitive job market.

As a graduate-level student, you’ll earn course credit and learn from ÃÛÌÒ½´Cox faculty along-side graduate degree seeking students. Our globally ranked and regarded academic and industry professionals are easily accessible with low student to faculty ratios.

Ideal Candidates For A Graduate Certificate

Grow your expertise as you grow your scope

As you take on new responsibilities and advance in your career, it becomes essential to acquire additional education and training. Graduate certificates offer a perfect solution for MBA-level professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of specific areas of business. These certificates build upon your existing knowledge, providing focused and specialized learning opportunities. While having an MBA is not a mandatory requirement for enrollment, many students have already earned the degree.

Graduate Certificate Options

The graduate certificates offered by ÃÛÌÒ½´Cox aim to address the business professional's knowledge gap or curiosity in a technical area tangential to where they currently sit. In essence, the certificates cover the bridge between where you are and where you want to go in your career. With a certificate, you can deepen the knowledge you may not know, you may shape out the skill sets you currently have, and you can transition yourself to a subject matter expert upon completion of this course work.

Choose a certificate below to learn more.

Admission Requirements

  • A completed bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum 2 years of post-undergraduate work experience
  • A submitted online application which includes
    • A professional resume
    • Unofficial copies of undergraduate transcript(s)
    • One short essay
    • There is no application fee
  • An Admissions Interview
    • After the online application is submitted, the admission committee can offer an invitation for the applicant to complete an admission interview as a next step.

Please note, the Cox Graduate Certificate programs do not offer student visas.  If you are interested in studying at Cox full-time and require a student visa, please consider one of our full-time programs: Full-Time Two-Year MBA, Full-Time One-Year MBA or Specialized Masters.





Deadlines and Tuition

Deadlines

The admission application is open, and we are accepting applications for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2025 entry terms.

Candidates are encourage to apply ahead of these deadlines to be best prepared for admission and enrollment prior to the start of classes.

Start Term Deadline to Apply Classes Begin
Fall 2024
 July 19, 2024
 Week of August 19th
Spring 2025
 December 6, 2024 Week of January13th
Summer 2025
 April 4, 2025
 Week of May 5th

Tuition

A graduate management education is one of the most important investments you'll ever make, and it's likely to produce one of your biggest ROIs — you won't just boost your career and earning potential, but you'll reap personal gains, too.

Estimated Tuition and Fees – Graduate Certificate Students Entering in Fall 2024, Spring 2025 or Summer 2025
* Tuition = $1,833 per credit hour
* Fees = $316 per credit hour
* Deposit at time of enrollment applied to tuition= $2,000

Note: Any alum who chooses to start a graduate certificate program throughout 2025 will receive a 50% discount on the certificate tuition. 




Students sitting in class

Level up with an ÃÛÌÒ½´Cox Graduate Certificate

Level up your professional skill set, and skyrocket your career trajectory. Fill that knowledge gap with tailored coursework.