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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California

88 Colleges
$52,163 Avg Salary
$36,230 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

In <nil>, general business/commerce students earned 1,843 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 88 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a .

#1

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cuesta College the most popular school in California for general business/commerce students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

The excellent programs at Long Beach City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California list. Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in California. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

General Business majors at SMC take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $867, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in California. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

While working on their degree, general business majors at Cal Baptist accumulate an average of around $28,875 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $678, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

On average, general business graduates from University of Redlands take out $35,665 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Mt. San Antonio College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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#8

Ohlone College

Fremont, CA

Ohlone College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. Ohlone College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fremont.

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#9

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

With a ranking of #9, Reedley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the town of Reedley, Reedley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Victor Valley College Report

#11

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Sierra College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California list. Sierra College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rocklin.

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With a ranking of #12, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

On average, general business graduates from Azusa Pacific take out $46,294 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#13

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California ranking. Diablo Valley is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
14 DeVry University - California Ontario, CA
14 Glendale Community College Glendale, CA
16 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA
17 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,158
Oregon 645
Nevada 312
Hawaii 28

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

General Business Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 56,779

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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