2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clarkson University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iona College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Rochelle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iona are $23,242 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,394 |
| New York | 2,314 |
| Maryland | 2,294 |
| New Jersey | 676 |
| District of Columbia | 1,002 |
| Delaware | 64 |
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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 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).
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