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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.
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 city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at Golden Gate University - San Francisco is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,027 students take at least one class online at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. 1,165 of Golden Gate University - San Francisco students 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 large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Southern California Report
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 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. There are roughly 1,854 part time students in attendance at USD.
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 medium-sized 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. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at University of California - Berkeley
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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. 2,299 of USFCA students are attending part time.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of San Francisco Report
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 very large public school located in the small 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,455 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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.
About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,240 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Pepperdine University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 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 school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 students are 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 |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
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