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Online Graduate Certificates

Online Graduate Certificate Programs

The Daniels School of Business' online graduate certificate programs are designed for working professionals in a broad range of industries.

Are you seeking a business credential to strengthen your resume? Considering moving into mid-management or leading teams? Need to skill up? Want to test drive a master’s program?

Benefits of a Business Online Graduate Certificate Program

Our 100% online graduate certificate programs are powerful professional development tools, allowing you to develop business and management knowledge in a flexible format. Much of the online graduate certificate curriculum represents foundational and core courses offered in our MBA and master's (MS) programs, and classes are taught by renowned Daniels School of Business faculty.

Your earned online graduate certificate credits can be applied to an online master's or MBA if you enroll within five years of finishing your certificate program.

An online graduate certificate will not only enhance your impact on your company or organization – it is a small step toward a giant leap: pursuing a graduate business degree.

Each online graduate certificate program can serve as a specialization for our business online MBA/MS students — students in these programs are able to dual count their earned credits for the degree and a certificate, if they overlap (dependent on degree). Credit hours earned in our online graduate certificate programs are transferable to graduate degree programs (application and academic requirements apply). However, no credits will be allowed to be transferred from another institution to fulfill certificate requirements. Current Purdue online graduate students should submit online graduate certificate applications after they have completed their first semester but before their last semester at Purdue University.

Business Analytics


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Business and Economics Data Analytics


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Business Essentials


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Financial Economics


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Fundamentals of Human Resources


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Global Supply Chain Management


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Innovation & Technology Commercialization


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Leadership, Change Management & Negotiations


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Public Economics & Policy


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Application Deadlines

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Aug

Fall Applications

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Dec

Spring Applications

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Summer Applications

*Summer applications for Business Essentials and Business Analytics only

Business online graduate certificate programs admit students two to three times a year (January, May, August). This flexibility allows you to work at your own pace, which we recognize is important for working professionals.

New student applicants can be admitted to only one online graduate certificate program in their first semester

When applicable, core courses in online graduate certificates should be taken as soon as possible. As some courses in our online graduate certificate programs are only offered at specific times, students may have breaks or GAP(s) in their program where there are no applicable courses to be taken during a semester/module.

All Business online graduate certificate programs are priced at $1,068.80 per credit hour with fees for in-state students and $1,118.80 per credit hour with fees for out-of-state and international students.

Special Rates

Alumni, military, and employees of Purdue's West Lafayette campus can take their next giant leap by enhancing their skills with a Purdue master’s degree.

Who is eligible:

  • Purdue West Lafayette campus employees
  • Military active duty, reservists, and veterans
  • Purdue West Lafayette campus undergraduate alumni

Contact a program specialist to see if you are eligible and obtain details on the reduced rates.

Discounted rates are not stackable with other discounts. One discount per student. Special rates are only available to new students enrolling in an Online Graduate program offered through the Daniels School of Business starting with the Fall 2024 intake.

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For more information on each of our 100% online graduate certificate programs, please review the program specific online graduate certificate webpages via the menu above. We are here to answer your questions about our programs. Reach the Daniels School of Business online programs team at businessonlineprograms@purdue.edu.

 

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