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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

109 Colleges
$17,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master'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 Master'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 109 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the business administration master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the best value school in the Far Western US Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Cal Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Master’s University and Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University 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 The Master’s University are $8,580 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Master’s University also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University 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 . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 109 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Corban University

Salem, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Corban University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Salem, Corban 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 Corban are $9,760 a year.

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Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.

Concordia University, Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.

Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.

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#9

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Business Administration & Management at Santa Clara University Report

Point Loma Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

UCLA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of California - Los Angeles Report

With a ranking of #12, William Jessup University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rocklin.

William Jessup University graduate students pay an average of $14,527 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at William Jessup University Report

City University of Seattle came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CityU are $11,812 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at City University of Seattle Report

#14

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

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#16

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #16, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Mount Saint Mary’s University Report

University of California - Berkeley landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
18 Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK
19 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
20 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
21 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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