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Best Business Colleges in California

98 four-year colleges in California offer business programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.

#1A+

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$16,075
Net price
3%
Admit rate
987
Enrolled
#2A+

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$50,062
Net price
48%
Admit rate
6,552
Enrolled
#3A+

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$28,849
Net price
10%
Admit rate
1,388
Enrolled
#4A+

West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County

Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit

Top Earnings
$32,879
Net price
Open
Admit rate
3,192
Enrolled
#5B-

Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA · Public

Top Earnings
$20,555
Net price
95%
Admit rate
804
Enrolled
#6A+

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$32,740
Net price
10%
Admit rate
20,443
Enrolled
#7A+

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$13,481
Net price
11%
Admit rate
33,068
Enrolled
#8A+

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$16,665
Net price
31%
Admit rate
21,996
Enrolled
#9B+

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,431
Net price
62%
Admit rate
5,287
Enrolled
#10A+

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
Net price
Admit rate
259
Enrolled
#11A-

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$30,365
Net price
52%
Admit rate
5,671
Enrolled
#12A+

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$12,470
Net price
27%
Admit rate
34,948
Enrolled
#13B

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$35,333
Net price
84%
Admit rate
1,114
Enrolled
#14B+

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$58,098
Net price
63%
Admit rate
3,553
Enrolled
#15A+

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$12,548
Net price
9%
Admit rate
33,475
Enrolled
#16A+

United States University

Sandy Springs, CA · Private for-profit

Top Earnings
Net price
Open
Admit rate
153
Enrolled
#17A

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,741
Net price
42%
Admit rate
32,253
Enrolled
#18A+

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,251
Net price
29%
Admit rate
30,197
Enrolled
#19B-

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$13,760
Net price
85%
Admit rate
27,601
Enrolled
#20B-

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,378
Net price
87%
Admit rate
1,947
Enrolled
#21B

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$25,447
Net price
71%
Admit rate
3,204
Enrolled
#22A-

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$48,381
Net price
45%
Admit rate
7,094
Enrolled
#23A-

Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$36,294
Net price
38%
Admit rate
1,113
Enrolled
#24B-

Menlo College

Atherton, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$31,100
Net price
68%
Admit rate
752
Enrolled
#25A

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$16,109
Net price
33%
Admit rate
23,113
Enrolled
#26C-

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
Net price
Admit rate
33
Enrolled
#27B-

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,031
Net price
83%
Admit rate
2,049
Enrolled
#28C+

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$21,413
Net price
73%
Admit rate
1,719
Enrolled
#29B-

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$11,531
Net price
75%
Admit rate
25,042
Enrolled
#30C-

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$9,320
Net price
97%
Admit rate
9,809
Enrolled