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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

9 Colleges
$64,635 Avg Salary

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 66% of the business administration majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 25% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#5

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westcliff University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 25% are male.

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California Intercontinental University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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William Jessup University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Abraham Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their online graduate certificate. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Los Angeles.

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#6

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business administration and management programs. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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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 9 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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