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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$25,042 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 14,726 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GFU are $14,293 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in the Far Western US Region .

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City University of Seattle came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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California Intercontinental University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at California Intercontinental University are $12,965 a year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 11,809
Washington 1,503
Oregon 811
Nevada 270
Hawaii 200
Alaska 131

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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