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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$25,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business Administration & Management

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year. On average, business administration graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus take out $25,542 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State University - Global Campus is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $18,226 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Colorado Christian University Report

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

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Boise State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 per year.

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The University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Denver Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10,256
Utah 10,761
Idaho 1,346
Montana 279
Wyoming 233

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 9 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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