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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,554 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for general business 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 General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Nebraska the best value school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rockhurst are $17,104 a year.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 658
Minnesota 11
Kansas 60
Nebraska 55

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

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 5 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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