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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$9,669 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,228 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. Business Administration majors at El Centro College take out an average of $19,592 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, El Centro College is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in the Southwest Region .

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Amarillo College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,527.

Full Business Administration & Management at Amarillo College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.

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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great value for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $12,745 in student debt.

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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year. On average, business administration graduates from CNM take out $13,210 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Business Administration & Management at Central New Mexico Community College Report

#7

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.

Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,482 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Grayson College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Houston Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,774.

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Tarrant County College District 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. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year. Business Administration majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $19,076 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from Pima County Community College District take out $18,248 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 20,739
Arizona 17,450
Oklahoma 3,461
New Mexico 1,649

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 21 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).

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