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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$18,122 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,370 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in Washington. In fact, 4,125 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

#1

Clark College

Vancouver, WA
$4,529 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clark College the best value school in Washington for business administration and management students. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $4,529 per year. Business Administration majors at Clark College take out an average of $18,828 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,959 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 29 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Basin College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from CBC carry an average student debtload of $14,209.

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#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA
$4,101 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 29 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 3 spot on the list. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,101 per year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at OC accumulate an average of around $8,605 in student debt.

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$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Washington. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at CWU accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $196.

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$4,929 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tacoma Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 a year.

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$3,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Spokane Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spokane Community College are $3,826 a year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Spokane Community College carry an average student debtload of $24,575.

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$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$12,196 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #8 on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Tacoma are $12,196 a year. Business Administration majors at UW Tacoma take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Tacoma also made our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list, coming in at #1.

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$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $15,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington rankings.

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$11,950 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #10 on the list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

UW Bothell undergraduate students pay an average of $11,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from UW Bothell carry an average student debtload of $15,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $131, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Bothell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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