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Considering a degree in Management Science?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Management Science majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Management Science degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State University | 3900 | 20300 | 0.8091 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | Rice University | 4200 | 85500 | 0.9508 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5100 | 53000 | 0.9035 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5200 | 86800 | 0.9398 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 5 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5189 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 23100 | 0.7268 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 7000 | 15500 | 0.5492 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 9000 | 93000 | 0.9034 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 9 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9500 | 20000 | 0.5249 | 3,207 | 1050 | 0.8034 | |
| 10 | Arkansas Tech University | 9800 | 22900 | 0.5715 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 11 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38000 | 0.7304 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 11500 | 86100 | 0.8664 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 13 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5884 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 14 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11900 | 27200 | 0.5632 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 15 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 16 | Emory University | 13000 | 90100 | 0.8558 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 13300 | 24400 | 0.4554 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 18 | Indiana State University | 13600 | 25900 | 0.4757 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 18 | University of California-Merced | 13600 | 40400 | 0.6628 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9152 | |
| 20 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 29300 | 0.5255 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 21 | Wake Forest University | 14900 | 88400 | 0.831 | 5,471 | 1457 | 0.2156 | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 15300 | 35400 | 0.5673 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 23 | Georgetown University | 15500 | 92200 | 0.832 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 23 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 25 | University of Southern Maine | 15600 | 23000 | 0.3214 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 26 | Trinity University | 16000 | 64800 | 0.7532 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16400 | 22300 | 0.2643 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 28 | Arkansas State University | 17100 | 28100 | 0.3917 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 29 | Holy Family University | 17200 | 54000 | 0.6811 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 29 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 31 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 32 | University of Kansas | 17600 | 34900 | 0.4957 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 33 | Bucknell University | 17700 | 88400 | 0.7996 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 34 | Quincy University | 18200 | 62900 | 0.7111 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 35 | Mid-America Christian University | 19000 | 36800 | 0.4841 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 36 | Illinois College | 19100 | 52300 | 0.6349 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 38 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 39 | University of Southern California | 19500 | 71400 | 0.7271 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 40 | Piedmont University | 19900 | 47200 | 0.5784 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 41 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 38800 | 0.4812 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 41 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 43 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20300 | 69500 | 0.7082 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 44 | George Mason University | 20800 | 33500 | 0.3792 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 44 | University of St Francis | 20800 | 57200 | 0.6366 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 46 | Felician University | 21300 | 58700 | 0.6373 | 1,870 | 1005 | 0.9511 | |
| 47 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 48 | Sterling College | 21900 | 53600 | 0.5912 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 49 | Saint Norbert College | 22100 | 62300 | 0.6453 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 50 | Ball State University | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 51 | Ouachita Baptist University | 22900 | 52200 | 0.5618 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 51 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 53 | Manchester University | 23100 | 54200 | 0.574 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 23300 | 33800 | 0.3104 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 55 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 55 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5774 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 57 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23600 | 33600 | 0.2978 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 57 | Hamline University | 23600 | 56500 | 0.5818 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 59 | New York University | 23900 | 91800 | 0.7395 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 60 | La Roche University | 24000 | 55400 | 0.567 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 61 | University of South Dakota | 24100 | 26000 | 0.0725 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 62 | McKendree University | 24300 | 55500 | 0.5619 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 63 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24400 | 46200 | 0.4714 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 64 | University of Central Arkansas | 24600 | 29500 | 0.1655 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 65 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24800 | 26600 | 0.0708 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 66 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 66 | University of Rochester | 24900 | 93100 | 0.7328 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 66 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 24900 | 31100 | 0.1995 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 69 | Iowa State University | 25200 | 41500 | 0.3935 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 70 | Boston College | 25600 | 94600 | 0.7294 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 71 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 72 | Otterbein University | 26100 | 66500 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 73 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26200 | 38900 | 0.3264 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 74 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 26500 | 51100 | 0.4817 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 74 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 30800 | 0.1393 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 76 | University of North Alabama | 26600 | 41500 | 0.3592 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 77 | La Salle University | 27200 | 58100 | 0.5318 | 2,675 | 1159 | 0.9552 | |
| 77 | University of North Texas | 27200 | 37400 | 0.2729 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 79 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 27300 | 32800 | 0.1675 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 80 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 81 | Cornell College | 27500 | 72200 | 0.6189 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 82 | Creighton University | 27600 | 56600 | 0.5124 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 83 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 83 | Washburn University | 27700 | 38100 | 0.2731 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 85 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 27900 | 78300 | 0.6438 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 86 | York College of Pennsylvania | 28000 | 41400 | 0.3238 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28200 | 41900 | 0.3269 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 88 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2125 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 89 | Salem State University | 29100 | 38900 | 0.2517 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 90 | University of Iowa | 29200 | 31100 | 0.0606 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 90 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4179 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 90 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29200 | 36500 | 0.2001 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 93 | Bridgewater State University | 29300 | 37000 | 0.2081 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 93 | Southern Adventist University | 29300 | 44900 | 0.3483 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 95 | Jacksonville University | 29800 | 66200 | 0.5501 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5696 | |
| 96 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 97 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 98 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 98 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 100 | Averett University | 30500 | 57200 | 0.467 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 100 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 30500 | 45200 | 0.3253 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 102 | Ohio Northern University | 30600 | 61100 | 0.4987 | 2,592 | 1289 | 0.7335 | |
| 103 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 103 | New Jersey City University | 30900 | 39800 | 0.2238 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 105 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 106 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 31300 | 36700 | 0.1472 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 107 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 76300 | 0.5751 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 108 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 109 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4934 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 110 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33600 | 49700 | 0.324 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 111 | Loyola Marymount University | 33700 | 89500 | 0.6236 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 112 | George Washington University | 33800 | 81800 | 0.587 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 112 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33800 | 40900 | 0.1737 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 114 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 115 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 116 | DePaul University | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4144 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 117 | Drake University | 35100 | 68500 | 0.4881 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 118 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 119 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 36100 | 56300 | 0.3586 | 1,817 | 1055 | 0.5187 | |
| 119 | Florida International University | 36100 | 36800 | 0.019 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 121 | Farmingdale State College | 36300 | 37800 | 0.0396 | 10,007 | 1145 | 0.6329 | |
| 122 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 123 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 36500 | 38100 | 0.042 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 123 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 37900 | 0.0369 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 125 | Southern Methodist University | 36700 | 81700 | 0.551 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 126 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 62000 | 0.4049 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 127 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 128 | Illinois State University | 37800 | 45900 | 0.1782 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 129 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 130 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 131 | University of Portland | 39400 | 71700 | 0.4504 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 | |
| 132 | Cumberland University | 39600 | 47500 | 0.1662 | 2,652 | 1125 | 0.67 | |
| 132 | University of California-San Diego | 39600 | 61100 | 0.352 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 134 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 135 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 136 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 137 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 138 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 139 | University of Connecticut | 41800 | 41800 | 0 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 140 | Hofstra University | 41900 | 74600 | 0.4382 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 141 | Saint Joseph's University | 42200 | 74500 | 0.4335 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 142 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 143 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43300 | 50300 | 0.1392 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 144 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 145 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43800 | 52900 | 0.172 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 146 | Mercyhurst University | 43900 | 66400 | 0.339 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 147 | Saint Louis University | 44700 | 74500 | 0.4001 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 148 | Duquesne University | 45600 | 70500 | 0.353 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
| 149 | University of Illinois Chicago | 45900 | 48000 | 0.0437 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 150 | Bryant University | 46600 | 73800 | 0.3686 | 3,200 | 1265 | 0.6546 | |
| 151 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 151 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 153 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 154 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 155 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 156 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 54600 | 74600 | 0.268 | 5,472 | 1214 | 0.906 | |
| 157 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 158 | Elon University | 66300 | 67300 | 0.0149 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.