2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 120,568 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Kapiolani Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Kapiolani CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,420 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Kapiolani CC also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rogue Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rogue Community College are $6,192 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,735 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Cerritos College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cerritos College are $10,026 a year.
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Tacoma Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,391 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ventura.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ventura College are $7,398 per year.
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Great Basin College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Great Basin College are $10,399 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, National University also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Clark College | Vancouver, WA |
| 12 | City University of Seattle | Seattle, WA |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 82,945 |
| Washington | 11,476 |
| Oregon | 5,629 |
| Hawaii | 1,878 |
| Nevada | 3,318 |
| Alaska | 621 |
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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 25 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.