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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,891 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 3rd in Kentucky. In fact, 2,845 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business, Management & Marketing

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $10,284 per year.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofL is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Kentucky.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.

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

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#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.

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

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

UK also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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#7

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Sullivan University graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
West Virginia 1,895
Louisiana 4,370
South Carolina 2,077
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

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 7 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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