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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$6,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,471 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the best value school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rio Salado College are $7,854 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rio Salado College also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mesa Community College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mesa Community College are $7,854 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mesa Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in the Southwest Region .

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Mesa Community College Report

#6

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System 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 #6 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year.

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#7

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Laredo College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.

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#8

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.

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#9

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #9, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $7,854 per year.

Phoenix College also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Phoenix College Report

With a ranking of #10, Austin Community College District 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 city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 27,341
Texas 52,072
New Mexico 2,360
Oklahoma 7,959

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.

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