2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the best value school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Cal Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.
Out of the 117 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Master’s University are $8,580 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, The Master’s University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #4 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.
Gonzaga also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value 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 college with a very large student population.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
UCLA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Corban University 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. Located in the midsize city of Salem, Corban 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 Corban are $9,760 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine 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 Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Biola University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.
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Whitworth University 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 #9 on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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Santa Clara University 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 #11 on the list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.
SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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With a ranking of #12, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
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William Jessup University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rocklin.
William Jessup University graduate students pay an average of $14,527 in tuition and fees each year.
City University of Seattle 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 #14 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.
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George Fox University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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With a ranking of #17, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Business, Management & Marketing graduate students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage, AK |
| 19 | Fresno Pacific University | Fresno, CA |
| 20 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 22 | University of La Verne | La Verne, CA |
| 22 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, 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 |
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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.
- 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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