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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$22,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in the Far Western US Region for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

Brandman also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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#6

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

With a ranking of #6, Alaska Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alaska Pacific are $12,110 per year.

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California State University - Channel Islands ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

CSUCI graduate students pay an average of $17,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CLU are $20,600 a year.

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San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

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Saint Martin’s University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 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 21 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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