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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$8,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,228 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 10,313 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from Sinclair Community College take out $10,912 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Sinclair Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for business administration in Ohio.

Full Business Administration & Management at Sinclair Community College Report

#2

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the small city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $4,032 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marion Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,625 a year. Business Administration majors at MTC take out an average of $12,995 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lorain County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $4,465 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati State are $5,040 a year.

Cincinnati State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year.

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Eastern Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Gateway Community College are $4,410 a year.

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#8

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #8, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Owens State Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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Central Ohio Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.

COTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,896 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC are $11,777 a year.

UC also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,389
Illinois 13,124
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

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 13 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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