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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$22,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.

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Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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California Intercontinental University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at California Intercontinental University are $12,965 a year.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #10, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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