Advance Your Career with a Graduate Business Certificate from Mercer.
Enhance your résumé with stackable certificates that prepare you for what’s next in business.
Quickly expand your capabilities and career options in high-demand areas with Mercer University’s stackable graduate business certificates. Choose from seven areas:
Business and Data Analytics**
Compliance, Regulation, and Analytics in Fintech**
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management*
Entrepreneurship and Innovation*
Healthcare Management and Analytics*
Women in Leadership**
Supply Chain Management
Each certificate program includes four courses for a total of 12 graduate-level credit hours, which you can complete in as few as 9 months.
With certificate course options 100% online and/or on Mercer’s Atlanta campus, achieving professional growth is possible—even with your current busy schedule.
You can also build your pathway toward professional growth by stacking two or more certificates to earn a personalized Master of Science degree in Integrative Business.
Begin Classes in August* or January**
Why Choose Mercer
AACSB Accreditation places Mercer among “Top 5% of business schools worldwide”
Named among the “Best 389 Colleges” by The Princeton Review
Listed among the “Best Business Schools” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review
Sharpen Your Skills or Cultivate New Knowledge to Get Ahead
Mercer University offers seven graduate business certificates designed to expand your professional capabilities and develop a competitive edge in today’s market. Build on your existing leadership skills, or add new expertise to your toolkit and qualify for new opportunities. You can complete any 12-hour certificate individually or combine two or more to earn a 36-hour Master of Science in Integrative Business degree. Take one course in an eight-week term and complete your certificate in as few as 9 months.
Business Data and Analytics
Become an effective business leader capable of making data-driven decisions. Develop the skills to use inferential statistics, as well as predictive and prescriptive analytics, to achieve more successful outcomes for your business initiatives.
- In-person classes at our Atlanta campus
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- BDA 600 Survey of Business Analytics
- BDA 602 Statistics for Business Analytics
- BDA 611 Visual Reporting and Communication
Choose Elective:
- BDA 612 Management Analytics
- BDA 620 Data Mining
- BDA 622 Marketing Analytics
- BDA 632 Financial Analytics
Compliance, Regulation, and Analytics in Fintech
Explore how to leverage artificial intelligence to drive innovation in the fast-growing financial technology industry. Combine data, technology, design, and people to solve problems and create new standards with the latest information on regulations and compliance.
- Online or blended classes on Mercer’s Atlanta campus
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- BFT 610 Fintech Foundations and Overview
- BFT 620 Innovation and Technology in Fintech
- BFT 630 Data Analytics and Communications in Fintech
- BFT 640 Regulation and Compliance in Fintech
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management
Cultivate the skills necessary to create inclusive cultures, enhance organizational effectiveness, and maximize the sense of belonging among diverse stakeholders in organizations and communities.
- 100% online cohort classes
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- DEI 610 Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- DEI 620 Inclusion and Diversity Self-Assessment and Development
- DEI 630 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Global Workplace
- DEI 640 Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Strengthen skills in innovative thinking and creative problem solving to identify and lead successful business opportunities. Learn to develop business models, form entrepreneurial teams, secure financial resources, and other essential abilities.
- 100% online classes
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- ENT 610 Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and Innovation
- ENT 620 Innovation Management
- ENT 630 Social Entrepreneurship
- ENT 640 Economic Information for Business Development
Healthcare Management and Analytics
Prepare to make better business decisions within the healthcare field. Develop your ability for successful planning, financing, staffing, analyzing, and budgeting among different healthcare roles and settings.
- 100% online classes
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- HMA 610 Introduction to the Healthcare Business Environment
- HMA 620 Economics and Business Aspects of Healthcare
- HMA 630 Managing People and Processes in the Healthcare Business
- HMA 640 Healthcare Analytics
Supply Chain Management
Develop the understanding and skills to manage and coordinate all logistical functions in an enterprise, ranging from acquisitions to receiving and handling, through internal allocation of resources to operations units, to the handling and delivery of output. Instruction includes acquisitions and purchasing, inventory control, storage and handling, just-in-time manufacturing, logistics planning, and much more.
- 100% online classes
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- SCM 610 Production and Operations Management
- SCM 620 Supply Chain Logistics and Transportation
- SCM 630 Supply Chain Analytics
- SCM 640 Managing Supply Chain Risk and Resiliency
Women In Leadership
Inspire innovation and create greater gender equality in your organization. Our dynamic curriculum in negotiation and conflict resolution; innovation and entrepreneurship; data-driven decision making; and organizational behavior prepares both emerging women leaders and seasoned professionals for the unique challenges women face along their leadership journey.
- In-person cohort classes at our Atlanta campus
- Four courses, 12 credit hours total
- Complete in as few as 9 months
Course Requirements:
- WIL 610 Negotiation and Critical Conversations for Women
- WIL 620 Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Women
- WIL 630 Data-Driven Decision Making for Women Leaders
- WIL 640 Women in Leadership Capstone
Not sure which program is right for you? That’s okay. Choose “Undecided,” and your Mercer admissions counselor will chat with you to determine the best fit for your interests and goals.
Our AACSB-accredited business degree programs adhere to ISO 9000 quality standards and represent the top 5% of business programs worldwide.
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Stack and Combine Certificates
Graduate certificates offered by Mercer’s School of Business can be stacked to build a customized Master of Science in Integrative Business. Blend two or more areas of study to fit personal and professional goals.
How it Works
- Complete core classes in accounting, financial, human capital management, and marketing decision making
- Choose two 12-credit graduate certificates to build your program
- Enjoy taking courses on Mercer’s Atlanta campus or online
Individuals with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, or Bachelor of Science in Business from an AACSB-accredited school will be exempt from core curriculum requirements, and select a third certificate to meet the required 36 hours.
Get the most from your Graduate Business Certificate.
At Mercer, we offer program features that make your educational experience more effective, efficient, convenient, and affordable.
Accelerate your return on investment: Complete your certificate in less than 12 months for quick career gains from your additional capabilities.
Seven certificate options: Choose from 7 highly valued certificates to expand your credentials and propel your career opportunities.
Flexible formats: Each certificate program offers various flexible class formats, with most delivered 100% online.
Small class sizes: Mercer’s small classes offer personalized attention and greater learning opportunities.
Certificate to degree: Turn two or more certificates into a customized master’s degree to further increase your professional value.
AACSB accreditation: Accreditation by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business places Mercer in the top 5% of business schools worldwide.
Veteran benefits: Professional staff assistance is available to military-connected students and their families.
Continuous support: Students enjoy an ecosystem of support from orientation to graduation.
Know your professors and peers: Be mentored by highly credentialed, accessible faculty who genuinely care about your success. Learn alongside other professionals and build connections to expand your network.
Where will Mercer's Graduate Business Certificates take me?
Whether you want to advance in your current organization or pursue a new professional path, Mercer can take you anywhere you want to go. Graduates of Mercer’s graduate-level business programs work for highly recognized businesses—including Fortune 500 companies. These include:
- AT&T
- Bank of America
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Emory Healthcare
- GEICO
- Greystone Power
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
- IBM
- Piedmont Healthcare
- Truist Bank
- UPS
- Wellstar Health System
Why Mercer?
Mercer University is one of America’s oldest and most distinctive institutions of higher learning, with more than 9,000 students enrolled across 12 schools and colleges. We are ranked among the top tier of national research universities and have earned consistent recognition for our academic programs and educational opportunities.
Widely recognized for innovative academic programs and accomplished faculty, Mercer’s School of Business is an accredited member of AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, placing Mercer among the top 5% of business schools worldwide. The School has been named to the national list of “Best Business Schools” by U.S. News & World Report, including specific recognition for its full-time, part-time, and online MBA programs.
