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Management Science programs in California

32 colleges in California offer Management Science, from bachelor's degree to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from University of Southern California, University of California-Los Angeles, and University of California-Berkeley.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Management Science. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $32,740
    Graduation rate
    92%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,498
  • University of California-Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $12,548
    Graduation rate
    93%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $82,511
  • University of California-Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $13,481
    Graduation rate
    93%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,446
  • Stanford University

    Stanford, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $13,807
    Graduation rate
    92%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $124,080
  • University of California-Davis

    Davis, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $14,741
    Graduation rate
    86%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,838
  • University of California-Irvine

    Irvine, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $14,251
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,735
  • California State University-East Bay

    Hayward, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $9,320
    Graduation rate
    48%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $71,401
  • University of California-San Diego

    La Jolla, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $12,470
    Graduation rate
    86%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $84,943
  • Santa Clara University

    Santa Clara, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $50,062
    Graduation rate
    88%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $109,183
  • Pepperdine University

    Malibu, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $58,098
    Graduation rate
    83%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $82,939
  • Claremont Graduate University

    Claremont, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,372
  • Loyola Marymount University

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $48,381
    Graduation rate
    79%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $78,349
  • Chapman University

    Orange, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $46,555
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $70,070
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    San Luis Obispo, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $16,665
    Graduation rate
    86%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $90,768
  • University of California-Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $16,109
    Graduation rate
    83%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $74,915
  • San Diego State University

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $15,364
    Graduation rate
    76%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,909
  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

    Pomona, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $11,531
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $71,902
  • University of San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $41,431
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $89,812
  • San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA · 4-year · Public

    Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree
    Average net price
    $12,278
    Graduation rate
    50%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,077
  • California College of the Arts

    San Francisco, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $53,909
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,414
  • California Lutheran University

    Thousand Oaks, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $30,109
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,712
  • University of Redlands

    Redlands, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $30,031
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $72,690
  • Alliant International University-San Diego

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $66,666
    Median debt
    $12,878
    Acceptance rate
    0%
  • Westcliff University

    Irvine, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Postbaccalaureate certificate Post-master's certificate Doctorate (research) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $35,426
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median debt
    $23,750
  • Notre Dame de Namur University

    Belmont, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Graduation rate
    7%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $74,576
    Median debt
    $25,000
  • University of San Diego

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $30,365
    Graduation rate
    84%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $86,522
  • San Jose State University

    San Jose, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $13,760
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $78,988
  • California State University-Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Public

    Postbaccalaureate certificate
    Average net price
    $3,967
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $59,211
  • National University

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree
    Average net price
    $22,878
    Graduation rate
    43%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,548
  • United States University

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Postbaccalaureate certificate
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,980
    Median debt
    $15,244
    Undergrads
    153
  • University of California-Merced

    Merced, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $11,983
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,368
  • William Jessup University

    Rocklin, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $28,062
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,257

Program 52.1301, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).