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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California

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

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 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in California for business administration and management students. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management 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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#5

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westcliff University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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California Intercontinental University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #7, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. 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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#8

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #8 on the list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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William Jessup University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 13 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).

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