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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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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.
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Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named Simpson College the best value school in the Plains States Region for business students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simpson College are $6,606 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Simpson College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Park University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in the Plains States Region . Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the fairly large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Minnesota State Mankato, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Grantham University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Grantham University are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our list.
With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.
Metro State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at SMU MN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #9, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMary. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMary also did well on our list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Baker University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Baldwin City, Kansas, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baker are $12,246 per year.
Baker 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 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $8,982 per year.
Northwestern 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 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of South Dakota landed the #12 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at USD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Grand View University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand View University are $9,440 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Grand View University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Minot State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Minot State University is a small public school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 19 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU are $10,263 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Southwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SC are $12,768 a year.
SC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at North Dakota State University. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Drury University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Drury University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Hamline University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hamline. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #19 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,815 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNL does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our list.
Walden University landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school awarded 179 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Walden University are $10,092 per year.
Walden University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Lindenwood University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Lindenwood University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #22, Avila University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Avila University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Avila does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Creighton University landed the #23 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 33 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Creighton does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Creighton also did well on our list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Fontbonne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Fontbonne University is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fontbonne University are $14,400 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fontbonne University. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Augsburg University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Augsburg. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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