2025 Best Business Economics Schools in California
7Colleges in California
1,090Business Economics Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in business economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #130 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Economics Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,090 degrees in business economics annually.
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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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 business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of California - Santa Cruz is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business economics. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were about 287 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in business economics needs to look into University of California - Irvine. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 648 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
Chapman University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in business economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 24th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 46 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.
Santa Clara University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in business economics. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Santa Clara. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, Westmont is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 77th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 39 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Westmont in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 37 business economics students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 56th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 17 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
The business economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Business Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
