2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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'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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Plains States 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rochester Community and Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.
DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southeast Community College Area landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.
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Century College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Metropolitan Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year.
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Alexandria Technical & Community 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 #10 on the list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ATCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8,125 |
| Minnesota | 13,660 |
| Iowa | 8,473 |
| South Dakota | 1,444 |
| Missouri | 15,273 |
| Nebraska | 6,221 |
| North Dakota | 1,892 |
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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.