College of Business Graduate Certificate Programs

These graduate certificates may be pursued on their own or in tandem with a graduate program. Many of the graduate certificate courses can also be used as electives toward a master's or doctoral degree program within the College of Business.

Enterprise systems and the rise of "big data" are creating unprecedented opportunities and new challenges for today's modern organizations. Don't get left behind. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to take your business—and your career—to the next level.

  • Required Credits: 8
    • four 2-credit courses
  • Course Delivery: Varies
    • Mix of in-person and asynchronous online

Curriculum

Our businesses and entrepreneurial communities are in need of skilled marketing professionals with expertise in a variety of areas. Meet the demand by honing your skills in the areas of innovation, marketing analytics, digital marketing, and marketing communications.

  • Required Credits: 8
    • four 2-credit courses
  • Course Format: Online
    • Mix of synchronous and asynchronous online

Curriculum

Employers tend to rank "soft skills" among the most important attributes they seek in their employees. Too often, though, these skills are underdeveloped. Subject knowledge can take you only so far. It's honing your ability to problem-solve, to work as part of a team, to engage in effective communication, and to lead others that will take you to the next level.

  • Required Credits: 8
    • four 2-credit courses
  • Course Delivery: Synchronous Online

Curriculum

In today's turbulent business environment, organizations need employees who can effectively lead change to reconfigure their organizational structures and implement new processes and technologies. Learn how to formulate and lead effective change programs.

  • Required Credits: 8-9
    • three 3-credit courses or two 3-credit courses and one 2-credit course
  • Course Delivery: Synchronous Online

Curriculum

This certificate prepares students for roles in supply chain management and logistics, operations management, purchasing and demand management, emergency management, consulting, retail, and more. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of logisticians is expected to grow 30% from 2020 to 2030.

  • Required Credits: 9
    • three 3-credit courses
  • Course Delivery: Asynchronous Online

Curriculum

How to Apply to a Graduate Certificate Program

  • New Students

    Use this link if you are not currently a graduate student at NDSU.

  • Current Students*

    Use this link if you are already a graduate student at NDSU and you would like to add a graduate certificate.

Cost

Online

College of Business graduate programs and certificates that are delivered fully-online are charged at the ND in-state rate, regardless of the enrolled student's state of residency. This applies to four of our five graduate certificates:

  • Digital Marketing and Innovation
  • Leadership and Managerial Skills
  • Organizational Change Management
  • Supply Chain Management
Cost Rate Online
Per Credit $789.59
Total (8-9 credits) $6,317-$7,106

In-Person

College of Business graduate programs and certificates without a fully-online program designation (even if some of the courses are delivered in an online format) are charged based on residency. This applies to our graduate certificate in:

  • Business Analytics
Cost Rate In-State/WRGP MN Reciprocity Out-of-State Non-U.S.
Per Credit $789.59 $983.48 $1,148.59 $1,328.03
Total (8 credits) $6,317 $7,868 $9,189 $10,625

Differential Tuition

*Please note that College of Business graduate certificate tuition is assessed at our graduate business differential tuition rate. University policy dictates that students enrolled in multiple programs and/or certificates are to be charged for ALL of their registered credits at whichever is the highest rate of the programs in which they are enrolled. If you are adding one of these certificates to a graduate degree program that charges the base tuition rate, or a separate differential tuition rate that is lower than ours, you will need to complete an appeal form each semester in which you are enrolled in a College of Business graduate certificate, in order to avoid paying the business differential tuition rate on your non-College of Business credits (the rate will still apply to the College of Business certificate credits).

Differential Tuition Waiver Request form

For any questions related to the Differential Tuition Waiver Request form, please contact Elizabeth.Worth@ndsu.edu.

Contact

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Elizabeth Worth, MEd

Graduate Programs Coordinator | Graduate Certificate Advisor
Dean's Office | Richard H. Barry Hall 104B
elizabeth.worth@ndsu.edu

Elizabeth standing outside of Barry Hall

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