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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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California State University - Channel Islands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools 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 10 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).

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