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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California

13 Colleges
$51,172 Avg Salary
$21,483 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in California for business, management and marketing students. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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California Intercontinental University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

Abraham Lincoln University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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