2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
Women make up 28% of the business administration majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large 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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Out of the 41 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 66% of the business administration majors at the school.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.
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Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.
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Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.
Women make up 52% of the business administration majors at the school.
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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Claremont Graduate University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Women make up 16% of the business administration majors at the school.
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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 Related Majors
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.
- 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.