2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
With 1,328 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, marketing is the #77 most popular major in California.
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.
The Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California 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.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing
Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CLU are $20,600 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,109 |
| Oregon | 477 |
| Nevada | 311 |
| Hawaii | 128 |
| Alaska | 19 |
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Majors Related to Marketing
Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 2 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.