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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region

79 Colleges
$50,626 Avg Salary
$22,535 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for business, management and marketing students pursuing an online degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at Brandman accumulate an average of around $31,118 in student debt.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, business, management and marketing graduates from National University take out $32,351 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for business, management and marketing students pursuing an online degree. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at CWU accumulate an average of around $21,838 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $191.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#6

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Whittier.

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#7

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #7, University of the People did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. University of the People is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#8

Merced College

Merced, CA

With a ranking of #8, Merced College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Portland Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at Portland Community College take out an average of $21,240 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Fresno Pacific University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Fresno Pacific take out $25,992 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
13 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
14 College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA
15 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK

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State Degrees Awarded
California 82,945
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 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.

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