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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$19,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 10,239 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Messiah University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Pennsylvania.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clarion University are $12,179 a year.

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#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

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

St. Joe’s graduate students pay an average of $18,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Joe’s not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University Report

California University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $12,919 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 20% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Lehigh University Report

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 15,641
Maryland 5,708
New Jersey 4,113
District of Columbia 3,850
Delaware 1,257

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 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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