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Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,199 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Davenport University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 per year.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 per year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,001
Ohio 3,259
Illinois 2,122
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 1,561

One of 21 majors within the area of study, marketing 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
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

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 Nick Youngson.

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