2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in California

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general business administration and management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 285 doctor's degrees in general business administration and management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Business Administration and Management School for Your Doctor's Degree

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business administration and management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general business administration and management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business administration and management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business administration and management students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general business administration and management.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from University of California - Los Angeles

3

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Pepperdine University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Pepperdine is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Pepperdine University

4

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

160 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general business administration and management needs to take a look at Northcentral University. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Northcentral University

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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General Business Administration and Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, General Business Administration and Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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.