2021 Best Business/Managerial Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
7Colleges
1,090Bachelor's Degrees
$40,054Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,090 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, business/managerial economics is the #49 most popular major in California. This means that of the 4,908 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 22.2% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Business/Managerial Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in managerial economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/managerial economics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Featured Business/Managerial Economics Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
University of California - Los Angeles tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional business/managerial economics students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCLA also made our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list.
About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.
University of California - Davis earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best business/managerial economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Chapman University. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange. Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list.
About 0.6% of Chapman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 185 students at Chapman that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,064 part time students in attendance at Chapman.
University of California - Riverside comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCR not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in California list.
About 0.8% of UCR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,351 students take at least one class online at UCR. About 1,118 of the students at UCR are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 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 the rest 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).