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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,879 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 Iowa. In total, 8,473 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Iowa.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the best value school in Iowa for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Indianola.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simpson College are $6,606 per year.

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

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Simpson College Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Iowa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Iowa.

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#4

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand View University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand View University are $9,440 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Grand View University Report

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIU are $19,685 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
South Dakota 1,444
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

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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