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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

31 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Linfield OCE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McMinnville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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City University of Seattle came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 19,312
Washington 2,309
Oregon 1,256
Nevada 409
Hawaii 241
Alaska 135

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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