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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$25,681 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,797 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valpo also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Business/Commerce at Valparaiso University Report

#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Post University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Post University Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Texas Tech University Report

Louisiana Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Louisiana Tech University Report

#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #7, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Rockhurst graduate students pay an average of $17,104 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general business/commerce programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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General Business/Commerce by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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