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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Washington. In total, 1,503 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business Administration & Management

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

Seattle U also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

Full Business Administration & Management at Seattle University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 2 spot on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CityU are $11,812 a year.

CityU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 11,809
Oregon 811
Nevada 270
Hawaii 200
Alaska 131

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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