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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate School for You

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,098 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for management science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Management Sciences & Methods

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.

St. Joe’s also took the #5 spot in our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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#5

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Moravian College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Moravian graduate students pay an average of $17,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Carnegie Mellon is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,913
Maryland 1,253
New Jersey 844
District of Columbia 469
Delaware 41

One of 21 majors within the area of study, management sciences and quantitative methods has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Management Science

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 9 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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