2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 120,568 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our analysis found Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In addition to its great value ranking, Linfield OCE is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City University of Seattle. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.
SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Alaska Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alaska Pacific are $12,110 a year.
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National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University 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 National University are $15,480 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Channel Islands came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUCI are $17,755 per year.
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Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 82,945 |
| Washington | 11,476 |
| Oregon | 5,629 |
| Hawaii | 1,878 |
| Nevada | 3,318 |
| Alaska | 621 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
More about our data sources and methodologies.