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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

148 Colleges
$55,291 Avg Salary
$20,878 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management 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. Our analysis looked at 148 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the business administration programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Out of the 148 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

The excellent programs at Sofia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Palo Alto.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

The excellent programs at University of the People helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Westcliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Washington State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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#14

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#16

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #16, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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California Baptist University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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#19

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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City University of Seattle ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#22

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
23 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
24 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
25 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
26 Seattle University Seattle, WA
27 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA
28 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
29 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools 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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