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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 353,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business administration and management is the 1st most popular major in the United States.
Across California, there were 58,661 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8,956 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 91 colleges that offer a degree in general business administration and management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general business administration and management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sofia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. Sofia University is a small private for-profit school situated in Palo Alto, California. It awarded 637 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Sofia University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the People. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s. University of the People is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 532 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the People General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 457 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Westcliff University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 445 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at USC
Pepperdine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. Pepperdine University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 424 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Pepperdine University
With a ranking of #7, University of La Verne did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 263 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full ULV General Business Administration and Management Report
University of Redlands did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Redlands, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 251 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at University of Redlands
University of Phoenix - California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 248 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Phoenix - California General Business Administration and Management Report
Northcentral University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 227 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Northcentral University General Business Administration and Management Report
Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 221 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at SCU
National University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 220 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at National University
California State University - Sacramento ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. California State University - Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Sac State
University of California - Irvine ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Brandman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Brandman University is located in Irvine, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 161 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Brandman University
California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 148 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at California Baptist University
California State University - East Bay landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - East Bay General Business Administration and Management Report
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full California State University - Fullerton General Business Administration and Management Report
San Diego State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 133 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at San Diego State University
California State University - Long Beach landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 127 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small school located in Monterey, California that handed out 113 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Naval Postgraduate School
California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 105 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State University - Bakersfield ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s list. California State University - Bakersfield is located in Bakersfield, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - California came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in California for a Master’s ranking. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 96 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - California General Business Administration and Management Report
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