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

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$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 33% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 54% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#7

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

University of the People did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of the People is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 36% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 504 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Brandman, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 482 students majoring in business, management and marketing at National University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#11

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 457 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Westcliff University, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#12

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 400 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Stanford, 54% are male and 47% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 388 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UC Irvine, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 388 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#15

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

Women make up 53% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #16, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large 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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#17

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
18 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
19 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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