2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in Washington. In fact, 4,125 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business Administration & Management
Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Seattle U also made our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CityU also made our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.
Wazzu did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Martin’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 61,617 |
| Oregon | 2,584 |
| Nevada | 1,087 |
| Hawaii | 939 |
| Alaska | 369 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.