2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 11,476 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington 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.
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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business, Management & Marketing
Our analysis found Tacoma Community College to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,929 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clark College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,826 per 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 Washington list. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.
CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.
OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,101 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
OC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.
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With a ranking of #6, Yakima Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. YVC is a small public school located in the small city of Yakima.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at YVC are $4,883 a year.
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City University of Seattle came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CityU are $13,658 a year.
CityU also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Lower Columbia 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. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $4,182 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 82,945 |
| Oregon | 5,629 |
| Hawaii | 1,878 |
| Nevada | 3,318 |
| Alaska | 621 |
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors for 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 8 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.