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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

31 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#9

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools 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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