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2023 Best Value Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Business/Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,029 people earned a degree or certificate in business/corporate communications, making the major the #240 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business communications 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.

2023 Best Value Business/Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Corporate Communications

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for business/corporate communications students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

Full Business/Corporate Communications at Northern Kentucky University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for business/corporate communications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

Full Business/Corporate Communications at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for business/corporate communications students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard also claimed a spot on our Best Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Business/Corporate Communications by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

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 Joi Ito.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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