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Online Graduate Certificate in Marketing

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Enhance your marketing skill set and increase your career prospects with this graduate certificate.

Marketing Graduate Certificate Highlights

High Quality Education

The Online Graduate Certificate in Marketing at the University of Cincinnati is designed for individuals who want to develop the analytical and technical skills needed to work with today’s complex marketing issues for making more effective business decisions. From product development to creating a robust communications plan, this online marketing certificate offers training in the tools, technology and tactics needed to successfully build bridges between your organization and its customers.

In this top-ranked program, you’ll gain:

  • Knowledge of buyer behavior analysis and behavioral science as it relates to product consumption
  • Insight for developing an integrated marketing communications plan
  • Knowledge of new product development, including product mix, product development and strategy, and product-market integration

Flexibility

  • 100% online
  • Start in the fall, spring, or summer semester
  • Only 12 credit hours

Support from Application through Graduation

At UC, you’ll have a full support team behind you:


Prerequisites
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Complete the online application and submit the application fee.

Standard Application Fees:

  • $65.00 for domestic applicants to most degree programs
  • $70.00 for international applicants to most degree programs
  • $20.00 for domestic applicants to Graduate Certificates
  • $25.00 for international applicants to Graduate Certificates
  • Application fees for UC Online programs are waived through Fall 2026 for all applicants who apply by July 1, 2026
  • Fee waivers are automatically applied for applicants who: 
    • Are currently serving in the US armed forces
    • Are veterans of the US armed forces

You can find more information here. Applications are accepted continuously throughout the year. Please review and submit the following materials:

All applicants are required to upload unofficial transcripts during the application process, showing all undergraduate and graduate course work completed, including degrees granted and dates of conferral.

Official transcripts are not required until the student has received and accepted an offer of admission from the university. Once the offer has been confirmed, the student must submit official transcripts.

Students who have received degrees from the University of Cincinnati do not need to submit official paper copies of their UC transcripts.

For questions regarding international students, contact an Enrollment Services Advisor.

Transcripts can be submitted electronically or by mail. To see if your transcript(s) can be ordered electronically, visit the links below and search for your previous school(s).

If you do not see your past school(s) listed on either site, please contact the school(s) directly. Then, mail your sealed, unopened, official transcripts to:

Please mail sealed, unopened, official transcripts to:

University of Cincinnati
Office of Admissions
PO Box 210091
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0091

One letter of recommendation is needed for the Certificate program. Please provide the name, mailing address and email address of your recommender.

Goal statement that clearly states how this program will benefit you and further your career.

Current resume or CV.

At the University of Cincinnati, we offer multiple start dates to accommodate your schedule. 
Term Application Deadline Classes Start

Summer 2026

Fall 2026

April 1, 2026

July 1, 2026

May 11, 2026

August 24, 2026

The University of Cincinnati's online course fees differ depending on the program. On average, students will accrue fewer fees than students attending on-campus classes.

The one fee applied across all UC Online programs is the distance learning fee. Students living outside the state of Ohio must also pay an additional “non-resident” fee to enroll in courses at UC Online. This fee is lower than the out-of-state fee for traditional on-campus programs.

To view tuition information and program costs, visit the Online Program Fees page.

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