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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$21,353 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 Pennsylvania. In total, 4,564 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Pennsylvania.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Messiah University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 19 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#6

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

DeSales University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DeSales are $21,120 a year.

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#7

Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA

Rosemont College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rosemont, Rosemont is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Rosemont graduate students pay an average of $13,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

DeVry University - Pennsylvania

Ft. Washington, PA

DeVry University - Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of Ft. Washington, DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - Pennsylvania are $17,552 per year.

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#9

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

EU graduate students pay an average of $13,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

Moravian College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Moravian graduate students pay an average of $17,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,358
Maryland 3,310
New Jersey 2,593
District of Columbia 2,104
Delaware 823

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 19 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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