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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$13,268 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 South Carolina. In fact, 2,077 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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.

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

#1

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Furman University the best value school in South Carolina for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Furman are $7,513 a year.

Furman did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

Clemson also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.

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Strayer University - South Carolina 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 #6 on the list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - South Carolina are $15,135 a year.

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#7

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Winthrop graduate students pay an average of $16,012 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
North Carolina 6,200
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
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.

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