2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in California

Project Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #128 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 109 master's degrees in project management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Project Management School for Your Master's Degree

The project management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for project management, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Project Management Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for project management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Project Management in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in project management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Project Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

69 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in project management needs to look into University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were about 69 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from University of Southern California

2

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Mount Saint Mary's University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in project management. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were roughly 25 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from Mount Saint Mary’s University

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Golden Gate University - San Francisco if you wish to pursue a master's degree in project management. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Francisco. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in project management in California.

There were roughly 15 project management students who graduated with this degree at Golden Gate University - San Francisco in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

4

California Intercontinental University
Irvine, CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in project management has to look into California Intercontinental University. Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in project management from California Intercontinental University

4

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in project management. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey. More information about a master’s in project management from Naval Postgraduate School

 

Best Project Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Project Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Project Management

One of 15 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Project Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	9,288
Organizational Leadership	745
Interior Design Management	737
Supply Chain Management	67
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	50
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	29

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.