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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

117 Colleges
$16,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found California State University Maritime Academy to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The Master’s University and Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Master’s University are $8,580 per year.

The Master’s University also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

Gonzaga also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 117 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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#6

Corban University

Salem, OR

Corban University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Corban are $9,760 a year.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Irvine also is in the top 15% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#8

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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#9

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#11

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #11, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 a year.

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William Jessup University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Jessup University are $14,527 a year.

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City University of Seattle ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.

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#15

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GFU are $14,293 a year.

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#17

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #17, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
18 Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK
19 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
20 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
21 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
22 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
22 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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