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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

146 Colleges
$44,631 Avg Salary
$27,430 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 120,568 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 146 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 146 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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#9

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, City University of Seattle did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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With a ranking of #13, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#14

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#15

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#16

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #16, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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California State University Maritime Academy ranked #17 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

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Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

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#20

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Warner Pacific College ADP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Chapman University Orange, CA
23 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
24 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
25 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
26 George Fox University Newberg, OR
27 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
28 National University La Jolla, CA
29 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 82,945
Washington 11,476
Oregon 5,629
Hawaii 1,878
Nevada 3,318
Alaska 621

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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