2025 Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in California
7Colleges in California
1,090Managerial Economics Degrees Awarded
$54,853Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in business/managerial economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #119 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for business/managerial economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,090 degrees in business/managerial economics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Business/Managerial Economics School
Your choice of business/managerial economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Business/Managerial Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Business/Managerial Economics Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Business/Managerial Economics 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 managerial economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a degree in business/managerial economics. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 287 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the managerial economics program report average early career income of $52,029.
University of California - Irvine is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in business/managerial economics. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 648 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the managerial economics program state that they receive average early career wages of $44,277.
Chapman University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in business/managerial economics. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. This university ranks 24th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 46 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the managerial economics program state that they receive average early career income of $54,064.
It is difficult to beat Santa Clara University if you want to pursue a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year.
Westmont is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This college ranks 77th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 39 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Westmont in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the managerial economics program make about $54,457 in the first couple years of working.
CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. This university ranks 36th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 37 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, managerial economics degree recipients typically earn around $38,967 at the beginning of their careers.
UAGC is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 56th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 17 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year. Those business/managerial economics students who get their degree from The University of Arizona Global Campus receive $11,507 more than the average managerial economics student.
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).
Your choice of business/managerial economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Business/Managerial Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
