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

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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 Master'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. This report analyzed 160 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sofia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 637 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

University of the People did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of the People is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

About 36% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #9, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 52% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#11

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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

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#12

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#13

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 47% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#16

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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

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With a ranking of #17, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 328 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Cal State East Bay, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#18

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#19

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 298 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northcentral University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#20

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 28% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Washington State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 37% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#22

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #22, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#23

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Phoenix - California came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

Of the 253 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UOPX - California, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Phoenix - California Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
25 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
26 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
27 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
28 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
29 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
30 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
31 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
32 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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