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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

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.

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

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 Missouri for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Missouri.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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#4

Drury University

Springfield, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drury University are $7,714 a year.

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#5

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Avila graduate students pay an average of $8,598 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

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#7

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fontbonne University are $14,400 a year.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a medium-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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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

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

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 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.

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