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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,525 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,797 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.

Clarkson graduate students pay an average of $36,472 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

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 suburb of Hempstead.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 per year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Hofstra University

#4

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iona College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iona are $23,242 a year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Iona College Report

Best 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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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