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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$26,980 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

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#3

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of California - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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City University of Seattle ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at City University of Seattle Report

#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, California Intercontinental University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at California Intercontinental University are $12,965 per year.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges 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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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