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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,671 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 the most popular one in Alabama. In total, 13,789 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Alabama. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

UAB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAH are $11,686 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Alabama landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Alabama are $15,135 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909
Louisiana 10,068

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 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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