by our College Data Analytics Team
Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in California with 37,176 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that 9.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 62 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business, management & marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business, management & marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the business, management & marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Trident University International tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional business, management & marketing students. Located in the of Cypress, TUI is a college with a student population.
The student loan default rate at TUI is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Golden Gate University - San Francisco as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 0.9% of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,027 students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco that take at least one class online. About 1,165 of the students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report
Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
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University of San Diego landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best business, management & marketing schools for non-traditional students. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego. USD also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California rankings.
About 0.5% of USD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 1,854 of the students at USD are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of California - Berkeley Report
Our rankings recognize University of San Francisco as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. USFCA also made our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at USFCA is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.
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Our rankings recognize California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California list, coming in at #8.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 students are part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Santa Clara University Report
Our rankings recognize Pepperdine University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Pepperdine has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in California ranking.
About 0.6% of Pepperdine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,069 part time students in attendance at Pepperdine.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Pepperdine University Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,650 of the students at Cal State East Bay are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for California non-traditional students studying Business, Management & Marketing that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont, CA |
| 12 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 6,167 |
| Hawaii | 1,364 |
| Oregon | 3,671 |
| Nevada | 2,133 |
| Alaska | 320 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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