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

17 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Golden Gate University - San Francisco to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 67% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 31 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Concordia University, Irvine, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

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 graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 17 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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