by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Business, Management & Marketing is the 137th most popular major in the country with 4,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, Other business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,473 and had an average of $25,347 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 456 Other business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,736 and $25,993 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 Other business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in Other business, management and marketing. To top this list, a school must have a successful Other business, management and marketing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Other Business, Management & Marketing at SDSU
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 masters’s other business degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s other business students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other business degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read more about Other Business, Management & Marketing at Fresno Pacific University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Sierra University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Located in Riverside, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University of California. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Dominican University of California is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Rafael, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Business Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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