2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You
Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 6,289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Missouri 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.
Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Park University are $6,435 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drury University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Avila University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.
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Lindenwood 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 #6 on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
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Fontbonne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fontbonne University are $14,400 per year.
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Webster University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.
SLU also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.
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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6,945 |
| 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 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 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.