2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 8,045 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Kentucky 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. 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 Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business, Management & Marketing
Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Murray State are $9,882 per year.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Murray State University
Request Information
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Kentucky. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NKU are $10,284 a year.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Northern Kentucky University
Request Information
Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofL is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Kentucky.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at University of Louisville
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WKU is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Kentucky.
Request Information
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellarmine University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.
Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Bellarmine University Report
Request Information
With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.
UK also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Kentucky Report
Request Information
Sullivan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sullivan University are $15,840 per year.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Sullivan University Report
Request InformationBest 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 |
| Alabama | 13,789 |
| Georgia | 19,137 |
| Tennessee | 10,909 |
| Louisiana | 10,068 |
More Business, Management & Marketing Rankings in Kentucky
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 7 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.