2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California
A business student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for business students working on their graduate certificate. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 302 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 75 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 35% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Claremont Graduate University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from SCU accumulate an average of $18,093 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SCU. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 28% were women.
Naval Postgraduate School does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Fielding Graduate University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fielding. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Golden Gate University - San Francisco. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. Located in Northridge, California, the large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that CSUN does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 42 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Brandman is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since San Jose State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Northcentral University accumulate an average of $22,015 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Concordia University, Irvine ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in Irvine, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Irvine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Loyola Marymount. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #13, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 23% were women.
SDSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in San Francisco, California, the large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern States University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Southern States University is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern States University. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Cal State LA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Cal State LA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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University of the West ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Rosemead, California is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, UWest is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Thousand Oaks, California, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Online graduate courses are available at CLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, Westcliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Irvine, California, the small private for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Westcliff University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large public school located in Carson, California that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUDH. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DeVry University - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. DeVry University - California is a private for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DeVry University - California does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
National University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since National University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in Camarillo, California, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Online graduate courses are available at CSUCI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Saybrook University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in Oakland, California, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Saybrook University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
One thing to take note of is that CSUSB does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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