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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California

23 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business, management and marketing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Our analysis found Rio Hondo College to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Rio Hondo College Report

#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 175 students majoring in business, management and marketing at CSM, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merced College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

Of the 170 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Merced Community College District, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#4

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the People. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in business, management and marketing at University of the People, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online associate degree. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

About 67% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Monica College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online associate degree. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#7

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Laurus College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Laurus College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 33 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Laurus College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Laurus College Report

#8

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

Of the 389 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Saddleback College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Saddleback College Report

#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at National University Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 11,476
Oregon 5,629
Hawaii 1,878
Nevada 3,318
Alaska 621

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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.

  • 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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