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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking.
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.
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Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 141 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,015 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State University - Global Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality in the Rocky Mountains Region .
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
Regis U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Westminster College Salt Lake does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Westminster College Salt Lake also made our list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This large public school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $18,226 in tuition and fees each year.
WSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 105 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
One thing to take note of is that U of U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
U of U also made our list, coming in at #3.
Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 48 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,700 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Boise State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UM. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 81 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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