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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northcentral University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 66% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#5

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 75% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 25% are male.

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City University of Seattle ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online 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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#7

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #7, Abraham Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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#7

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 12 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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