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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,471 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 31,766 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the business, management and marketing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HACC are $8,295 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montco are $10,350 a year.

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#3

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Schnecksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $8,430 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bucks County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,323 per year.

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Northampton County Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $10,350 per year.

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Reading Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RACC are $10,170 a year.

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Luzerne County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Nanticoke.

Luzerne County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

Drexel did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Drexel University Report

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 16,821
New York 50,069
Maryland 14,316
Delaware 3,109
District of Columbia 6,974

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 11 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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