2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Clark College the best value school in Washington for business administration and management students. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.
Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,529 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CBC are $5,959 a year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from CBC carry an average student debtload of $14,209.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.
OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,101 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a 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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Out of the 29 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Tacoma Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 per year.
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Spokane Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. 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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Western Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. WWU is a large public school located in the 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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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 city of Tacoma.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Tacoma are $12,196 per 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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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a 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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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Washington list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Bothell are $11,950 a 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Bothell is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in Washington.
Request InformationBest Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 61,617 |
| Oregon | 2,584 |
| Nevada | 1,087 |
| Hawaii | 939 |
| Alaska | 369 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.