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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$11,891 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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

Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 1,040 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofL are $13,725 a year.

UofL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Murray State are $9,882 a year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Kentucky. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $10,284 per year.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.

WKU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Western Kentucky University Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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#6

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Sullivan University graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 4,501
Florida 6,459
Georgia 2,352
North Carolina 3,290
Tennessee 2,285
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

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

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 6 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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