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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington

23 Colleges
$51,858 Avg Salary
$22,137 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 11,476 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington

Check out the business, management and marketing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $15,301. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $238, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at UW Tacoma take out an average of $15,301 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $238, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 23 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from Gonzaga carry an average student debtload of $25,075. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $632, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at UW Bothell take out an average of $15,707 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $162, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at Seattle U take out an average of $23,562 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at Wazzu take out is $23,062. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $328.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $21,838. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $191, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Seattle Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at SPU take out is $22,352. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $242, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #9, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at Whitworth take out an average of $26,745 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

On average, business, management and marketing graduates from CityU take out $22,478 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 82,945
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 23 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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