Highest Earning Master's Business Programs in California
These are the highest earning master's business programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of California-Los Angeles leading at $223,358.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | Business Administration & Management | CA | $223,358 | 46 |
| 2 | Santa Clara University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $195,995 | 266 |
| 3 | University of San Francisco | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | CA | $186,732 | 131 |
| 4 | University of Southern California | Business Administration & Management | CA | $181,250 | 525 |
| 5 | University of San Diego | Business Administration & Management | CA | $163,311 | 113 |
| 6 | Saint Mary's College of California | Business Administration & Management | CA | $161,500 | 65 |
| 7 | University of Southern California | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | CA | $158,632 | 1,272 |
| 8 | California College of the Arts | Business Administration & Management | CA | $157,122 | 10 |
| 9 | University of San Diego | Real Estate | CA | $155,948 | 18 |
| 10 | University of San Francisco | Human Resources Management | CA | $153,058 | 14 |
| 11 | California Lutheran University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $150,979 | 82 |
| 12 | University of California-Irvine | Business Administration & Management | CA | $148,411 | 205 |
| 13 | University of San Francisco | Business Administration & Management | CA | $143,796 | 76 |
| 14 | Pepperdine University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $141,949 | 655 |
| 15 | Loyola Marymount University | Business | CA | $140,532 | 65 |
| 16 | Golden Gate University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $135,150 | 118 |
| 17 | Golden Gate University | Taxation | CA | $134,927 | 85 |
| 18 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | CA | $131,448 | 49 |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $131,094 | 58 |
| 20 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Business Administration & Management | CA | $128,133 | 120 |
| 21 | Sonoma State University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $127,133 | 94 |
| 22 | University of Southern California | Taxation | CA | $127,082 | 13 |
| 23 | California State University-Los Angeles | Business Administration & Management | CA | $126,611 | 130 |
| 24 | California State University-Fullerton | Business Administration & Management | CA | $125,086 | 128 |
| 25 | Golden Gate University | Human Resources Management | CA | $123,772 | 47 |
| 26 | Pepperdine University | Human Resources Management | CA | $123,307 | 71 |
| 27 | California State University-East Bay | Business Administration & Management | CA | $121,899 | 142 |
| 28 | Chapman University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $121,592 | 17 |
| 29 | Fresno Pacific University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $121,423 | 47 |
| 30 | California State University-Channel Islands | Business Administration & Management | CA | $120,833 | 52 |
| 31 | San Diego State University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $120,682 | 203 |
| 32 | California State University-Long Beach | Business Administration & Management | CA | $120,394 | 249 |
| 33 | California State University-Bakersfield | Business Administration & Management | CA | $120,351 | 70 |
| 34 | Golden Gate University | Accounting | CA | $120,311 | 30 |
| 35 | Notre Dame de Namur University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $120,305 | 8 |
| 36 | California State University-Fullerton | Taxation | CA | $117,922 | 20 |
| 37 | Dominican University of California | Business Administration & Management | CA | $117,464 | 33 |
| 38 | University of Southern California | Human Resources Management | CA | $116,471 | 234 |
| 39 | California State University-Sacramento | Business Administration & Management | CA | $116,033 | 180 |
| 40 | California State University-Monterey Bay | Business Administration & Management | CA | $115,179 | 92 |
| 41 | California State University-Northridge | Business Administration & Management | CA | $115,123 | 49 |
| 42 | California State University-Fresno | Business Administration & Management | CA | $111,334 | 75 |
| 43 | California State University Maritime Academy | Business Administration & Management | CA | $110,631 | 17 |
| 44 | Mount Saint Mary's University | Business Administration & Management | CA | $109,544 | 20 |
| 45 | California State University-Chico | Business Administration & Management | CA | $109,161 | 122 |
| 46 | California State University-San Bernardino | Business Administration & Management | CA | $109,028 | 127 |
| 47 | University of California-Davis | Accounting | CA | $108,771 | 34 |
| 48 | California State University-Northridge | Taxation | CA | $108,576 | 32 |
| 49 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Business Administration & Management | CA | $108,148 | 27 |
| 50 | University of Southern California | Entrepreneurship | CA | $107,998 | 100 |
Methodology
Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 52 (Business) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.