2026 Best Retail Management Schools in California
Retail Management programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their retail management programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 50 schools to find the best for retail management students.
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Best Schools for Retail 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 retail management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Retail Management
Leading the list is Cerritos College, our #1 school for retail management. Cerritos College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk. About 590 retail management degrees were awarded at Cerritos College in the most recent year. Graduates of the retail management program make about $56,738 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $7,998 to complete this degree.
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Santa Ana College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in retail management, ranking #2. Set in the city of Santa Ana, Santa Ana College is a very large public institution. There were roughly 12 retail management students who graduated with this degree at Santa Ana College in the most recent data year. Retail Management graduates of Santa Ana College earn a median of $30,315 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $7,500.
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Shasta College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best retail management schools. This large public university is located in the suburb of Redding. There were roughly 16 retail management students who graduated with this degree at Shasta College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their retail management degree from Shasta College earn around $50,330 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $12,275 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong retail management program will find one at Fresno City College, which ranked #4. Fresno City College is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno. Fresno City College awarded about 57 retail management degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their retail management degree from Fresno City College earn around $27,966 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $7,689 to complete this degree.
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West Hills College Lemoore is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in retail management, ranking #5. Set in the rural area of Lemoore, West Hills College Lemoore is a moderately-sized public institution. There were roughly 15 retail management students who graduated with this degree at West Hills College Lemoore in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, retail management degree recipients from West Hills College Lemoore generally make around $30,880. Students borrow a median of $9,800 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 50 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.
