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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$23,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 10,918 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Granite State College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

GSC graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GSC also is in the top 20% of our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 a year.

Champlain also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the New England Region . Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of North Adams, MCLA is a public school with a small student population.

MCLA graduate students pay an average of $7,347 in tuition and fees each year.

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Salem State 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. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.

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#7

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Norwich is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Online are $14,706 a year.

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#9

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Assumption University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Assumption University Report

Southern New Hampshire 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 #10 on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 5,205
Connecticut 1,836
Rhode Island 526
New Hampshire 2,727
Maine 214
Vermont 410

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 25 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).

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