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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$19,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 31,766 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business, management and 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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#3

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Messiah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Messiah are $13,050 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova also took the #4 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clarion University are $12,179 a year.

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#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

St. Joe’s graduate students pay an average of $18,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Joe’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $12,919 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 16,821
New York 50,069
Maryland 14,316
Delaware 3,109
District of Columbia 6,974

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.

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