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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$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 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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 259 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northcentral University, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 38 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 27 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Alliant, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at California Intercontinental University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 19% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 20 students majoring in business, management and marketing at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

About 23% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 77% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 46% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#10

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges 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 27 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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