2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Ranked #10 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 398 doctor's degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The business administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt business administration & management students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

16 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

22 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business administration & management needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of California - Los Angeles

3

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Pepperdine University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Pepperdine University

4

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

12 Annual Graduates

Gonzaga University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Gonzaga University

5

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

11 Annual Graduates

GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from George Fox University

6

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

15 Annual Graduates

Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Riverside.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from California Baptist University

7

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

174 Annual Graduates

$96,209 Median Starting Salary

Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $96,209.

More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Northcentral University

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration & management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	383
Washington	122	16
Oregon	107	13
Nevada	84	0
Hawaii	53	3

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	312
Organizational Leadership	86

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	68
Human Resource Management	50
Hospitality Management	9
Accounting	4
Finance & Financial Management	3
Marketing	3
General Business/Commerce	2
Management Information Systems	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	1

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.