Graduate Certificates in Product Management

3 Certificate Tracks in High-Demand Industry Sectors

Launch Your Career in Product Management

The three Product Management Foundations Certificates provide the skill set needed to start a product management career. The Product Management Foundations Certificates are more holistic and comprehensive than typical single-skill focused product management continuing education programs. They also offer full, transferable graduate credits, versus CEUs. Additionally, the Product Management Foundations Certificates are tailored to the needs of specific industry sectors.

Product Management Foundations Graduate Certificates:

  • Start Your Product Management Career
  • 3 Certificate tracks in high-demand industry sectors
  • Graduate-level credits are fully transferrable
  • Expansion Path: Credits may be applied to the Master’s degree
  • Complete in as little as 24 weeks, part-time
  • No GMAT/GRE, No Personal Statement or Letters of Recommendation
  • Live Sessions, Weeknight Evenings, 100% Online
  • 12 Credits, 4 Courses
  • $9,780 Tuition

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Certificate Curricula

This certificate focuses on foundational skills required to begin a product management career in life sciences products and services (12 cr). Complete in as little as 24 weeks, part-time (weekday evening online sessions).

  • New Product Development (4 cr)
  • Principles of Product Realization (4 cr)
  • Innovation for Life Sciences (2 cr)
  • Regulatory Considerations in Life Sciences (2 cr)

This certificate focuses on foundational skills required to begin a product management career in software, web, and/or mobile products and services. Complete in as little as 24 weeks, part-time (weekday evening online sessions).

  • New Product Development (4 cr)
  • Principles of Product Realization (4 cr)
  • Agile Project and Innovation Models (2 cr)
  • Design Thinking (2 cr)

This certificate focuses on foundational skills required to begin a product management career in complex, technological products and services. Complete in as little as 24 weeks, part-time (weekday evening online sessions).

  • New Product Development (4c r)
  • Principles of Product Realization (4 cr)
  • Innovation Models for Technological Products (2 cr)
  • Design Thinking (2 cr)

Student Support Resources

Students in School of Science and Engineering benefit from a dedicated success team. Support includes: 

  • Access to Coding Bootcamps & LinkedIn Learning courses

  • Personal student success coaching

  • 1:1 Tutoring

  • 1:1 mentorship from faculty & program staff

  • Career services support for professional growth

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Earning Potential

Increase your earning potential as you learn about strategic leadership. Concepts covered in this online Product Management program will help you lead your team by studying how to manage your product or organization with an entrepreneurial focus while driving innovation. Depending on your career aspirations, the important skills you develop in the program may help you progress from team leadership positions to organizational leadership positions.

Management

Sr. Management

Organizational Management

Associate Product Manager

$76,671Avg Salary

Product Manager

$127,515Avg Salary

Director of Product Management

$253,682Avg Salary

Source: Glassdoor, July 2022

A Product Management Master’s degree Graduate Certificate  will help prepare you for positions such as:

  • Product Manager

  • Sr. Product Manager

  • Program Manager / Director

  • Product Development Manager / Director

  • Product Marketing Manager

Merrimack Builds Your Experience from Day One

Merrimack College’s online Product Management concentration combines a broad curriculum that focuses on Business, Data Science & Analytics, Engineering Management, and Product Management topics that are driven by industry-aligned concepts. These skills will aid in driving innovation, leadership, product development, and business strategy.

MULTI-FOCUSED CURRICULUM

Learn through a curriculum of Data Science & Analytics, Business, Engineering Management, and a Product Management elective track of your choice.

INDUSTRY-
ALIGNED

Our program is aligned to the needs of multiple industries, so you learn the key concepts that organizations are seeking in a team member.

EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING

Your program will aid your learning by engaging you with course concepts that help provide you with immediate “hands-on” experience.

ONLINE LEARNING FORMAT

Using an engaging, convenient, online program delivery, this program will allow you to plan your studies around your work/life demands.

A TOP GRADUATE SCHOOL

At Merrimack College, we’re proud of our long history of providing quality degrees to students entering the job market. Our faculty are more than just teachers. We are committed to helping you grow — academically, personally, and professionally — so that you graduate as a confident, well-prepared leader.

  • U.S. News & World Report 2022 #34 Best Regional Universities North
  • U.S. News & World Report 2022 #41 Best Value Schools
  • U.S. News & World Report 2022 #3 Most Innovative Schools
  • The Princeton Review 2022 Best Northeastern Regional College
  • Forbes Magazine 2019 Top 10 Most Innovative School – Regional Universities North
  • Money Magazine’s Best Colleges Most Transformative College 2019
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