Graduate Certificate in Project Management Online
Prepare to Oversee Successful Business Initiatives
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6 Months
9 Credit Hours
$800 per Credit
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Pursue Our Project Management Certificate Online to Gain In-Demand Skills
Seek your Graduate Certificate in Project Management online with Benedictine University to engage in training that positions you for lasting success in project management. While completing this program, you’ll explore the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to build competencies that align with the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification requirements.
Certificate Highlights
- Learn from expert faculty with real-world experience
- Complete the courses part- or full-time
- No application fee
- No GRE or GMAT requirement
What You’ll Study While Taking Project Management Classes Online
3 Required Courses
Flexible Format
Effective management is essential to the success of all businesses, and project management is becoming increasingly important for organizations with rigorous procedures. While seeking your Graduate Certificate in Project Management online with Benedictine, you’ll take courses that delve into project costs, project scheduling and organizational behavior. We also offer an optional PMP preparation course.
Required Project Management Courses
The art and science of project management as applied to a variety of business and technology settings. Discusses how to initiate, plan, execute and control, and close projects within budget and on schedule. This course emphasizes planning, while introducing project management fundamentals and principles from the standpoint of the project manager who must plan, organize, execute, and monitor and control non-operational activities to deliver projects on-time, under-budget and within performance objectives. Topics include organization and charters; scope and work breakdown structures; project life cycles, responsibility matrixes; as well as. planning and control methods such as PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, and earned value.
This course highlights the importance of project managers understanding and applying project management tools and techniques to develop and manage project cost, schedule and financial plans. Topics include the software application, MS Project, project cost and benefit estimation; project financial analysis; budgeting; resource allocation; project metrics; and project cost and schedule control using earned value management systems. Attention will also be given to risk and contract and procurement management as students select and complete a course project that integrates project management components.
Prerequisite: MNGT 6601.
This course examines current topics in project management, and provides a comprehensive review of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide. Topics include global project management, leadership, virtual teams and project information systems. In addition, PMI’s Project Management framework, which includes the 10 knowledge areas, 5 process groups and 49 processes are covered in preparation for the Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) ® certification exam, administered by the Project Management Institute.
Prerequisite: MNGT 6601, MNGT 6602.
Choose 1 Course
Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture. Credit cannot be earned in both MNGT 5101 and MNGT 6101.
Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture. Credit cannot be earned in both MNGT 5101 and MNGT 6101.
Get Ready to Thrive in Project Management
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be about 1.2 million job openings for managers each year from 2023 to 2033.1 During that timeframe, there will also be about 77,000 openings for project management specialists annually.2 With the online Graduate Certificate in Project Management from Benedictine University, you can meet the growing demand for PMs while preparing to play an essential role at organizations nationwide.
Career Paths for Aspiring Project Managers
Project Manager $70,364 average annual salary3
Project Coordinator $62,565 average annual salary4
Value of a Certificate
Our online Project Management Certificate program imparts relevant career skills in a short amount of time, without requiring you to commit to a full master’s degree program. You’ll take three online courses designed for busy professionals, getting the flexibility to continue working while developing competencies that can boost your job prospects.
Take Your Education Further with a Master’s Degree
You can pursue this graduate certificate independently or alongside our Master of Business Administration or M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior degrees. Moreover, our graduate certificates are stackable and allow you to transfer credits to a related master’s or dual degree program at a later date, providing a cost-effective way to achieve your goals.
Certificate Outcomes
- Traditional project management framework: Understanding and applying the traditional project management framework.
- Financial decision-making in project initiation: Identifying project initiation and gate decisions concerning financial considerations.
- Alignment with organizational behavior and structure: Adapting project planning, execution and control to fit organizational behavior and structure.
- Earned value management for cost monitoring: Utilizing earned value management to plan, monitor and control project costs.
- Dependency and relations: Identifying dependencies and relationships within a project schedule and reviewing project status based on financials.
Start Your Application Today
Application Deadline August 11, 2025
Start Date August 25, 2025
We offer a simple admissions process for our online Graduate Certificate in Project Management program. There are no application fees or testing requirements, making it easier to get started.
| Online Application Form | Apply Now |
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| Prerequisite Degree | Demonstrate proof of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university |
| Transcripts | Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities |
| Additional Requirements | Students must meet with a graduate student success advisor prior to registering for certificate courses |
Review the Tuition for Our Online PM Certificate
$800 Cost per Credit
9 Credit Hours
Benedictine University designed the online Project Management Graduate Certificate to provide a valuable return for your career. You’ll benefit from competitive tuition, and our admissions counselors can help you capitalize on a variety of financial aid options.
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- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Management Occupations.” Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Project Management Specialists.” Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/project-management-specialists.htm.
- Salary.com. “Project Manager I Salary in the United States.” Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/project-manager-i-salary.
- Salary.com. “Project Coordinator Salary in the United States.” Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.salary.com/research/salary/recruiting/project-coordinator-salary.