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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$31,124 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,199 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marketing was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 52,916 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for marketing 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 Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

Our analysis found City University of Seattle to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

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#3

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CLU are $20,600 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wazzu also is in the top 20% of our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Marketing at University of Southern California

Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,328
Washington 1,109
Oregon 477
Nevada 311
Hawaii 128
Alaska 19

Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.

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