2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Nebraska the best value school in the Plains States Region for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Concordia University, Nebraska
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Rockhurst graduate students pay an average of $17,104 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Rockhurst University Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a very 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.
Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 3,178 |
| Minnesota | 468 |
| Kansas | 417 |
| Iowa | 271 |
| Nebraska | 361 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 99 |
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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 5 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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