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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$21,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 10,541 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Scranton Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

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#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Out of the 19 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Messiah are $13,050 a year.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also made our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.

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#6

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

With a ranking of #6, DeSales University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DeSales are $21,120 a year.

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#7

Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA

With a ranking of #7, Rosemont College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rosemont, Rosemont is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Rosemont graduate students pay an average of $13,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

DeVry University - Pennsylvania

Ft. Washington, PA

With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ft. Washington, DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DeVry University - Pennsylvania are $17,552 a year.

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#9

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

EU graduate students pay an average of $13,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

Moravian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Moravian graduate students pay an average of $17,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 20,678
Maryland 6,849
New Jersey 9,288
District of Columbia 2,563
Delaware 1,282

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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