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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$17,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 5,612 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Ohio 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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Our analysis found Cedarville University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Cedarville.

Cedarville graduate students pay an average of $9,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cedarville also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Ohio. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ohio State is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Ohio.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.

Baldwin Wallace College also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 12 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Miami University - Oxford 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. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 per year.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

UDayton also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $14,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 13,721
Indiana 5,487
Wisconsin 2,457
Michigan 5,704

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

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 12 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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