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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California

16 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 California with 82,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in California for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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San Jose State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 16 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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