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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,228 Avg Salary

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

Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 6,849 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business Administration & Management

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. Business Administration majors at UMGC take out an average of $29,989 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, UMGC is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in Maryland.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Southern Maryland is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CSM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Allegany College of Maryland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Allegany College of Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 10,541
New York 20,678
New Jersey 9,288
District of Columbia 2,563
Delaware 1,282

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 4 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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