If you plan on majoring in non-profit/public/organizational management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #272 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in non-profit/public/organizational management to qualified students.
The non-profit/public/organizational management 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 Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Schools in California.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the non-profit/public/organizational management degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).