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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Intercontinental University landed the # 5 spot on the list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 26 students majoring in business, management and marketing at California Intercontinental University, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 60% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 46% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 11 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UCLA, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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 27 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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