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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$22,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 19,312 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 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. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $13,467 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California Intercontinental University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

California Intercontinental University graduate students pay an average of $12,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 per year.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in California.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 13 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.

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