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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. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 37 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $16,133 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Ridgewater College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Ridgewater College also made our list, coming in at #1.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rochester Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Minnesota. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, the small public school handed out 12 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,595 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Rochester Community and Technical College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Rochester Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Minnesota. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $13,935 in loans while pursuing their degree.
M State does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
M State also took the #3 spot in our rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list. This small public school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,790 in student loans.
Online courses are available at DCTC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
DCTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list. This medium-sized public school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 39 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,685 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Century College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Century College also made our list, coming in at #5.
Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This small public school is located in Alexandria, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $17,612 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ATCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 19 students in 2020-2021.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,211 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at St Cloud Technical and Community College. In fact, around 75% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 6 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
MSC Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $6,562 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,002 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSC Southeast does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, the small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,488 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at LSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,089 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Saint Paul College does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 75% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minnesota West is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 46 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota West are $11,936 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,091 in student loans.
Minnesota West does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
South Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 2 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
South Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,966 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,365 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at South Central College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Capella University ranked #13 on this year’s list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,341 in student loans.
Capella University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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