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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,081 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Marketing at Texas Tech University

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UOPX - Arizona is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Marketing at Texas A&M University - College Station

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,257
Arizona 1,065
Oklahoma 772
New Mexico 105

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

Majors Similar 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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