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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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City University of Seattle ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 61,617
Washington 4,125
Oregon 2,584
Nevada 1,087
Hawaii 939
Alaska 369

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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