2023 Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 111 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $59,816 to cover tuition and fees at Boston U. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Boston U does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 2% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Shore Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, the small public school handed out 5 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Students from Massachusetts who attend North Shore Community College full time pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,920. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,908 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since North Shore Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mildred Elley Pittsfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. Mildred Elley Pittsfield is a very small private for-profit school situated in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Mildred Elley Pittsfield, expect to pay an average of $15,598 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $24,731 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Online courses are available at Mildred Elley Pittsfield, 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 32% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at STCC is $5,520. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,728. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from STCC accumulate an average of $7,048 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at STCC, 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 93% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Massachusetts pay an average of $14,408 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UMass Dartmouth. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $30,153.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UMass Dartmouth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Roxbury Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts that handed out 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Roxbury Community College is $5,784. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,088. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Roxbury Community College, 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 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Greenfield Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Greenfield Community College is a public institution located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $5,642 in tuition and fees if they attend Greenfield Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,762. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Greenfield Community College accumulate an average of $12,589 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Greenfield Community College does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,392 to cover tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Massasoit Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Massasoit Community College is $5,160. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,104. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,502 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Massasoit Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate 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 9 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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