2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate 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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business Administration & Management
Our analysis found Pikes Peak Community College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,403 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year.
Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year.
MSU Bozeman also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.
Request InformationBest Business Administration & Management Colleges by State
Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 10,256 |
| Utah | 10,761 |
| Idaho | 1,346 |
| Montana | 279 |
| Wyoming | 233 |
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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 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.