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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in California. In total, 61,617 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 28% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 52% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at San Jose State University Report

Claremont Graduate 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 large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#9

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

Southern States University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Southern States University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 64% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 4,125
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.

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.

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