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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Brandman, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northcentral University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . Linfield OCE is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

Women make up 82% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Far Western US Region . CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 82% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Westcliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 4 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Westcliff University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. EOU is a small public school located in the remote town of La Grande.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 17 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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