2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Far Western US Region

A master's degree in project management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #128 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for project management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 138 master's degrees in project management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Project Management School for Your Master's Degree

The project management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of project management students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Project Management Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for project management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Project Management in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in project management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Project Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

69 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in project management needs to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were approximately 69 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from University of Southern California

2

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Mount Saint Mary's University if you want to pursue a master's degree in project management. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were approximately 25 project management students who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from Mount Saint Mary’s University

3

City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

City University of Seattle is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in project management. CityU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Washington.

There were approximately 21 project management students who graduated with this degree at CityU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from City University of Seattle

4

Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Golden Gate University - San Francisco if you want to pursue a master's degree in project management. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were roughly 15 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at Golden Gate University - San Francisco in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

5

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AK

#1 Best Quality In AK

Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Alaska. More information about a master’s in project management from University of Alaska Anchorage

6

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey. More information about a master’s in project management from Naval Postgraduate School

6

California Intercontinental University
Irvine, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in project management from California Intercontinental University

 

Best Project Management Colleges by State

Explore the most popular project management colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	56
Washington	408	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Project Management

One of 15 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Project Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Project Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	11,576
Organizational Leadership	937
Interior Design Management	826
Supply Chain Management	110
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	99
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	29

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.