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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University Maritime Academy landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Cal Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

With a ranking of #13, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

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Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#16

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #17, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
18 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
19 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
20 Seattle University Seattle, WA
21 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
22 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
23 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

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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