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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California

36 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 252 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 35% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Of the 58 students majoring in business, management and marketing at SCU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 28% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 72% are male.

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#5

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in California. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Fielding, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Women make up 71% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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San Jose State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 35% are male.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 36 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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