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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,530 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

UST MN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in tuition and fees each year.

St. Kate’s also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate marketing programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 42
Iowa 17
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 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.

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