2026 Best Research and Development Management Schools in California
Research and Development Management is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for research and development management students.
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Best Schools for Research and Development Management in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall research and development management education in California.
Top Schools in Research and Development Management
No school ranked higher than Ashford University this year for research and development management. Ashford University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego. About 10% of students finish within six years. Ashford University awarded about 44 research and development management degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their research and development management degree from Ashford University earn around $67,902 in the first couple years of their 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.
