2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
Marketing is the #17 most popular major in the country with 52,916 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia Southern University also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus also did well on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Post University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate marketing programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
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Marketing Related Majors for Marketing
One of 21 majors within the area of study, marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Marketing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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 Nick Youngson.
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