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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 105 schools in California to see which master's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sofia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree 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.

Women make up 46% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#4

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

Out of the 105 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the People landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of the People is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

About 36% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#6

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 38% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

Of the 361 students majoring in business administration at University of Redlands, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 319 students majoring in business administration at National University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 275 students majoring in business administration at Northcentral University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#11

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

About 29% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#13

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#14

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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California Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 212 students majoring in business administration at Cal Baptist, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business Administration & Management students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
16 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
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 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, 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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