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

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 1,892 degrees and certificates from a North Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Dakota 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, ND

30 Graduate Certificates

#4 in Quality in North Dakota

$8,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

5 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in North Dakota

$13,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMary are $13,304 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMary is ranked #2 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in North Dakota.

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#3

Minot State University

Minot, ND

19 Graduate Certificates

#5 in Quality in North Dakota

$10,263 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU are $10,263 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in North Dakota.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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