2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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 Minnesota. In fact, 6,945 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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 Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Minnesota 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.
Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.
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Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Minnesota. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $8,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Hamline University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hamline are $10,402 a year.
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The College of Saint Scholastica 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Augsburg University 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 Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Augsburg graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Capella University 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. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,289 |
| Kansas | 4,138 |
| Iowa | 3,338 |
| Nebraska | 3,181 |
| North Dakota | 1,001 |
| South Dakota | 636 |
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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 Majors Related 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 12 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.