2026 Best Operations Management Schools in California
Operations Management degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for operations management students.
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Best Schools for Operations Management in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the operations management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Operations Management
No school ranked higher than Ashford University this year for operations management. This very large private for-profit university is located in the city of San Diego. The six-year graduation rate is 10%. There were roughly 123 operations management students who graduated with this degree at Ashford University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the operations management program make about $67,902 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $35,861 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
