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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 118 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pepperdine University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sofia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California ranking. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#9

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

University of the People landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. University of the People is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular 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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University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#17

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #17 on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
18 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
19 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
20 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
21 University of Phoenix - California Costa Mesa, CA
22 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
23 San Diego State University San Diego, CA

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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