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2023 Most Popular Online Business Doctor's Degree Schools in California

8 Schools Ranked

A business student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Online Business Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
259 Total Awards
$18,207 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 259 students in 2020-2021.

Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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26 Total Awards
$12,965 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Intercontinental University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in Irvine, California, the very small private for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at California Intercontinental University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#4

Westcliff University

Irvine, California
8 Total Awards
$13,100 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. This small private for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California
3 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Touro University Worldwide is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. TUW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Alamitos, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, TUW is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, California

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
$14,320 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, California
$5,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Abraham Lincoln University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, Abraham Lincoln University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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