2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 5,774 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana 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.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best value school in Indiana for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $11,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington also took the #3 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.
Ball State also made our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Valpo are $12,220 a year.
Valpo also made our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.
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Request InformationBest Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 581 |
| Illinois | 877 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
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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 3 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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