Graduate Certificates
Transform your career with a graduate business certificate from the University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business. With over 20 specialized options, these certificates can be completed as a standalone credential or pursued alongside a Master of Business Administration or our other master’s programs in business.
Current Lindner students: Add even more value to your master’s degree by applying for an additional certificate program. Contact your academic advisor to get started.
- Complete in 9-12 months
- Most programs require 9-12 credit hours
- Evening classes accommodate working professionals
- AACSB-accredited graduate certificates
- Learn from industry-experienced faculty
- Access UC's extensive business network
Select Your Graduate Certificate
With the resources and expertise of the University of Cincinnati, our graduate certificate programs combine focused coursework with real-world exposures to help you gain expertise in specific business areas while you build valuable professional connections. Find a flexible pathway that fits your goals. Some certificates have online options, and others are available online only, including the digital marketing certificate.
Length: 12 credits, 9-12 months
Learn how to apply AI technologies to solve real business challenges, understand implementation strategies and enhance both your technical prowess and business acumen. Available both online and in person to fit your preferences.
Length: 12 credits, 9-12 months
In this general business certificate program, learn and develop skills in essential business concepts from finance to marketing to management. This certificate is perfect for professionals transitioning to business careers or those seeking to formalize their business knowledge with graduate-level coursework.
Length: 12 credit hours, 9-12 months
In the data analytics certificate (offered online or in person), develop expertise in transforming raw data into actionable business insights and ensure skills are up to date across today’s common analytical tools and techniques.
Length: 12 credit hours, 12 months
Combine statistical analysis, programming and business intelligence to drive organizational success through data-driven solutions. This certificate emphasizes practical applications of data science in business contexts.
Length: Varies, 9-12 months
Specialize in investment management or quantitative finance to advance your career in financial markets. These graduate certificates offer deep dives into portfolio management, financial modeling and risk assessment for newcomers or early professionals in the finance industry.
Choose from four specialized tracks: Health care administration, finance, operations and policy/regulation. In our graduate health certificate programs, learn from industry practitioners and explore specializations in fully online or in-person coursework you can complete in just one year.
Length: 12 credits, 9-12 months
Develop comprehensive expertise in modern HR practices, from data analytics to strategic talent management. This six-course program covers essential areas, including benefits administration, negotiation strategies, compensation planning and employment law, which prepare you for senior HR roles.
Length: 12 credits, 9-12 months
Enhance your leadership capabilities and develop advanced management techniques through the graduate certificate in Leadership and Management. You’ll build expertise in organizational behavior and strategic decision-making to help advance to senior management roles.
Choose from four graduate certificates in general marketing, digital marketing, marketing research and professional selling and sales management. Each certificate program prepares you for advancement in your chosen marketing specialty. Available in both online and in-person formats.
Length: 12 credits, 9-12 months
Through the public economics graduate certificate, you will learn how to expertly analyze economic policy and public finance, along with the political, social and cultural influences on the economy. This program prepares you to pursue or further advance in roles in public sector organizations, consulting firms and policy research institutions.
Length: 12-15 credits, 9-12 months
Develop your knowledge of real estate finance, investment analysis and market dynamics. This certificate prepares you for career advancement in commercial real estate, property development and real estate investment.
A variety of online and in-person graduate certificate programs offer career acceleration in corporate and individual taxation professions. Explore our certificates, which are ideal for those seeking training in corporate tax planning or graduate-level preparation for a career as a Certified Public Accountant or in the financial services industry.
Learn how to identify opportunities and launch successful business ventures with a practical certificate taught by the Midwest’s best innovators — our faculty. Explore the entrepreneurship certificate to lead initiatives in startups or think like an innovative manager with the innovation certificate.
Apply a Business Certificate Toward a Master’s Degree
Many of our graduate certificates can serve as building blocks to an advanced degree at Lindner College of Business. Credits earned in certificates can apply toward any of our MBA programs or specialized master’s degree programs.
Connect with our graduate admissions team to explore how certificate credits can accelerate your journey toward a master’s degree.
Graduate Certificate Admissions
Admission requirements for graduate business certificates vary by program but generally include:
- For certificate-only applicants, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, current resume/CV, personal statement and official transcripts from colleges and universities attended demonstrating a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Current degree-seeking students, contact your academic advisor to learn requirements and program options.
Note: The University of Cincinnati will not issue an I-20 for international applicants pursuing a standalone certificate.
Earn a Graduate Business Certificate at the University of Cincinnati
Take the next step in your professional journey with a graduate certificate from UC Lindner. Our programs offer targeted education in high-demand business areas, and you can later apply your credits toward an advanced degree. Connect with us today.