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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

53 Colleges
28,493 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,743 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaBusiness Administration & Management is the most popular major in California with 28,493 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that 17.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in business administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business administration & management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business administration & management program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

Check out the business administration programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional business administration & management students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.

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University of Southern California landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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Pepperdine University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Pepperdine has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. 4,069 students are part time.

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San Jose State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California list.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 students are part time.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California list.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 students are part time.

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California State University - Fullerton earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.

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National University
San Diego, CA

National University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 students at National University are exclusively online. 8,705 of National University students are attending part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. USFCA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in California list.

About 0.5% of USFCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. 2,299 of USFCA students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,033
Oregon 1,363
Nevada 373
Hawaii 678
Alaska 176

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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