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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,955 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

Read full report on Marketing at Gardner - Webb University

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Marketing at East Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year. Marketing majors at NC State take out an average of $16,366 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#5

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.

STU graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Marketing at St. Thomas University

#6

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Lynn University Fighting Knights graduate students pay an average of $13,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Marketing at Lynn University

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Full Sail University are $15,472 a year.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 64
Florida 420
Georgia 59
North Carolina 147
Tennessee 75
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 0
Alabama 143
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 0

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 8 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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