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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,199 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marketing was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 4,011 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for marketing 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Davenport University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Davenport University graduate students pay an average of $17,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Marketing at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 a year.

Read full report on Marketing at Eastern Michigan University

Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Illinois 419
Ohio 192
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 26

One of 20 majors within the area of study, marketing 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
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Nick Youngson.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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