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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$12,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grantham University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.

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#7

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Baker University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baker are $12,246 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Northwestern - St Paul 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 Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $8,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001
South Dakota 636

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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 25 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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