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2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,530 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Marketing

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 a year.

UST MN also took the #4 spot in our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Kate’s also did well on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 788
Minnesota 1,048
Kansas 620
Iowa 844
Nebraska 397
North Dakota 202
South Dakota 140

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 8 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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