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2024 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in California

25 Colleges in California
4,566 Management Science Degrees Awarded
$70,432 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #23 in popularity, management sciences & quantitative methods is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,566 degrees in management sciences & quantitative methods during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in California Your choice of management sciences & quantitative methods school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for management sciences & quantitative methods schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Management Science
Master's Degrees in Management Science
Doctor's Degrees in Management Science

The management science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in California. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the management science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top California Schools in Management Science

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
421 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were about 421 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
660 Management Science Degrees Awarded
9.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern California is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 660 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Those management sciences & quantitative methods students who get their degree from University of Southern California receive $22,696 more than the average management science student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
857 Management Science Degrees Awarded

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 857 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
595 Management Science Degrees Awarded

University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for students interested in a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 595 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
805 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were about 805 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
231 Management Science Degrees Awarded
$47,472 Median Starting Salary

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 231 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, management science degree recipients generally earn about $47,472 at the beginning of their careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
189 Management Science Degrees Awarded

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 189 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In CA
70 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 70 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Management Science Degrees Awarded
27.8% Growth in Graduates

USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 24th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 54 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent data year. Those management sciences & quantitative methods students who get their degree from University of San Francisco receive $55,591 more than the standard management science grad.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In CA
45 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.

There were approximately 45 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 382
Oregon 266 112
Nevada 192 10

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Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Management Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Management Science 3,074
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 1,156
Business Statistics 185
Actuarial Science 151

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 64,206
Accounting 6,896
General Business/Commerce 3,103
Business Support & Assistant Services 2,490
Human Resource Management 1,824
Finance & Financial Management 1,542
Real Estate 1,389
Marketing 1,368
Business/Managerial Economics 1,248
Hospitality Management 1,094

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