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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree 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.

The Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 109 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University Maritime Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Cal Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#12

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#15

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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With a ranking of #16, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Seattle University Seattle, WA
18 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
19 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
20 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
21 Washington State University Pullman, WA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools 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 25 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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