2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 405 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia Southern University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Simpson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simpson College are $6,606 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 15% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Furman are $7,513 a year.
Furman also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado State University - Global Campus also is in the top 15% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Ferris State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cedarville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Cedarville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedarville are $9,864 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cedarville also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Scranton came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Grantham University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.
Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Bethel University Minnesota is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Linfield OCE also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #16, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
Fitchburg State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #19, Providence College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Providence are $9,750 a year.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.
With a ranking of #21, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.
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Baldwin Wallace University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.
Concordia University, Irvine landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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With a ranking of #23, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMary are $13,304 a year.
UMary also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Rest of the Top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 405 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Walden University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 52 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 52 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
| 54 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 55 | University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi, MD |
| 56 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
| 57 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, MO |
| 58 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 59 | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton, NJ |
| 60 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Avila University | Kansas City, MO |
| 62 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 63 | Gardner - Webb University | Boiling Springs, NC |
| 64 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 64 | Champlain College | Burlington, VT |
| 66 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 67 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
| 69 | Salve Regina University | Newport, RI |
| 70 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 71 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 72 | Purdue University Global | Indianapolis, IN |
| 73 | Fontbonne University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 74 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 75 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 75 | University of Phoenix - Arizona | Tempe, AZ |
| 77 | Midland University | Fremont, NE |
| 78 | Mount St Mary’s University | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 79 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 80 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 81 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth, MN |
| 81 | University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX |
Business, Management & Marketing by Region
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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| 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 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
| Marketing | 4,011 |
| Management Information Systems | 2,766 |
| International Business | 2,007 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 1,823 |
| Taxation | 1,350 |
| Hospitality Management | 1,341 |
| Real Estate | 1,280 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 1,073 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 537 |
| Construction Management | 466 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 180 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 162 |
| Insurance | 143 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 117 |
| Telecommunications Management | 23 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
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