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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$20,040 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 the most popular one in Massachusetts. In total, 11,653 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Salem State graduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MCLA are $7,347 a year.

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Out of the 19 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Emmanuel Boston graduate students pay an average of $14,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Emmanuel Boston also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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#7

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell 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. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lasell are $11,268 per year.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.

WPI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#9

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Assumption University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Assumption are $13,856 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $18,938 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 19 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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