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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$19,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Providence are $9,750 per year.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

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#4

Granite State College

Concord, NH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSC are $10,620 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GSC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 per year.

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

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of North Adams, MCLA is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 per year.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Emmanuel Boston is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Emmanuel College Massachusetts Report

#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lasell graduate students pay an average of $11,268 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 11,653
Rhode Island 1,019
Connecticut 3,389
New Hampshire 4,326
Maine 316
Vermont 543

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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