2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for general business 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.
American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 a year.
Valpo also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rockhurst University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rockhurst are $17,104 per year.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
KU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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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