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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 120,568 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,626 and $22,535 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53,632 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 207 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business, management and marketing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Menlo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Menlo College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atherton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this small private for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Phoenix - Nevada Business, Management & Marketing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. DeVry University - California is located in Pomona, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 285 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 207 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Miramar University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Katherine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Phoenix - California ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - California is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 653 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Hawaii - West Oahu came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH West Oahu is located in Kapolei, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 270 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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University of Phoenix - Hawaii did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #9, Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 27 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs Business, Management & Marketing Report
DeVry University - Nevada ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. DeVry University - Nevada is a private for-profit institution located in Henderson, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Bethesda University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Anaheim, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
San Diego Global Knowledge University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in San-Diego, California, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brigham Young University - Hawaii did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Laie, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 221 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University Maritime Academy came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University Maritime Academy is located in Vallejo, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified 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%.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,911 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 42 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Faith International University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Faith International University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Simpson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Simpson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Redding, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 218 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Chapman University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 699 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Azusa Pacific University College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Azusa Pacific University College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Dimas, California. It awarded 103 bachelors’s business, management and marketing 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Fullerton, California, this large public school awarded 2,523 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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