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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.

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

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.

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 town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Columbia Southern University Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB also took the #5 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Alabama are $15,135 per year.

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

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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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