2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 13,660 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.
Bethel University Minnesota also took the #3 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $8,982 per year.
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Hamline University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8,125 |
| Iowa | 8,473 |
| South Dakota | 1,444 |
| Missouri | 15,273 |
| Nebraska | 6,221 |
| North Dakota | 1,892 |
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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 14 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.