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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,879 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 Iowa. In fact, 2,264 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

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

#1

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the best value school in Iowa for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Simpson College is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Iowa.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

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

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at University of Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

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

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Iowa State University Report

#4

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand View University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Grand View University are $9,440 a year.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UIU graduate students pay an average of $19,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
North Dakota 463
Nebraska 1,622
South Dakota 278

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 5 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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