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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California

70 Colleges
$57,033 Avg Salary
$19,081 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in California with 11,809 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University Maritime Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#9

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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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 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
12 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
13 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
14 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,503
Oregon 811
Nevada 270
Hawaii 200
Alaska 131

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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