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

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 28% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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 graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 41 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 52% of the business administration majors at the school.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 16% of the business administration majors at the school.

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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).

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