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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$17,474 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 15,273 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Missouri 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. 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.

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

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.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Park University Report

Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.

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

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $11,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#5

Drury University

Springfield, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drury University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Missouri. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Drury University graduate students pay an average of $7,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Drury University Report

#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Webster are $13,500 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

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#9

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #9, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

Rockhurst graduate students pay an average of $17,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
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 12 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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