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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

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 Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 107 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a .

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sofia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. Located in the city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 California list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#5

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the People. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. University of the People is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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#6

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #7 on the 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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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#9

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #10 on the list. 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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#11

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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#12

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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University of Phoenix - California ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

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#14

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
17 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
18 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
19 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
20 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
21 Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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