Recent Articles
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 | Rice University | 4300 | 85500 | 0.9496 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4900 | 86800 | 0.9433 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 3 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5100 | 53000 | 0.9035 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5181 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 30400 | 0.792 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 7100 | 15500 | 0.5427 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 20000 | 0.5299 | 3,207 | 1050 | 0.8034 | |
| 8 | Arkansas Tech University | 9800 | 22900 | 0.5715 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86100 | 0.8815 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 11000 | 93000 | 0.8819 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 11 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11300 | 27200 | 0.5853 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 12 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 30900 | 0.6305 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | 11500 | 34100 | 0.6617 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 14 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 14 | Utah State University | 12300 | 20300 | 0.3939 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 16 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 12600 | 24400 | 0.4841 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 18 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13200 | 38500 | 0.657 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 19 | University of California-Merced | 13600 | 40400 | 0.6628 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9152 | |
| 20 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 29300 | 0.5266 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 21 | Georgetown University | 14000 | 92200 | 0.8482 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 22 | Wake Forest University | 14500 | 88400 | 0.8355 | 5,471 | 1457 | 0.2156 | |
| 23 | University of North Texas | 15200 | 25400 | 0.4022 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 24 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 25 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 28000 | 0.439 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 26 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 26 | Trinity University | 15800 | 64800 | 0.7563 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 28 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 15900 | 35400 | 0.5503 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 28 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 30 | Grand Valley State University | 16200 | 25300 | 0.3601 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 31 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4006 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 32 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 33 | Holy Family University | 17200 | 54000 | 0.6811 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 34 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 35 | Bucknell University | 17800 | 88400 | 0.7984 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 36 | Quincy University | 18200 | 62900 | 0.7111 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 37 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6376 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 38 | Mid-America Christian University | 19000 | 36800 | 0.4841 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | University of Southern California | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7313 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 40 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 41 | Piedmont University | 19900 | 47200 | 0.5784 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 42 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 36200 | 0.4442 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 43 | Farmingdale State College | 20200 | 23000 | 0.1216 | 10,007 | 1145 | 0.6329 | |
| 44 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20300 | 69500 | 0.7082 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 45 | Salem State University | 20500 | 28500 | 0.2807 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 46 | University of St Francis | 20800 | 57200 | 0.6362 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 47 | Felician University | 21100 | 58700 | 0.6407 | 1,870 | 1005 | 0.9511 | |
| 48 | Illinois State University | 21600 | 35200 | 0.3871 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 49 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 50 | Sterling College | 22000 | 53600 | 0.5894 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 51 | Saint Norbert College | 22100 | 62300 | 0.6453 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 52 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 52 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 54 | Ouachita Baptist University | 23000 | 52200 | 0.5599 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 23000 | 33800 | 0.3192 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 56 | Averett University | 23200 | 57200 | 0.5947 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 57 | University of Rochester | 23300 | 93100 | 0.7499 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 58 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5772 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | Hamline University | 23600 | 56500 | 0.5818 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 61 | La Roche University | 24000 | 55400 | 0.567 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 62 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24400 | 46200 | 0.4714 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 63 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 64 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 24700 | 31100 | 0.2059 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 65 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 66 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 40700 | 0.3855 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 66 | La Salle University | 25000 | 58100 | 0.5696 | 2,675 | 1005 | 0.9552 | |
| 68 | Boston College | 25100 | 94600 | 0.7347 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 69 | University of Kansas | 25200 | 42000 | 0.3995 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 70 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 71 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 71 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66300 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 71 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26000 | 38900 | 0.3313 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 74 | Indiana State University | 26400 | 30900 | 0.1458 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 75 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 30800 | 0.1389 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 76 | University of North Alabama | 26600 | 41500 | 0.3592 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 76 | University of South Dakota | 26600 | 29600 | 0.1038 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 78 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3812 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 79 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 27300 | 32800 | 0.1675 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 80 | Cornell College | 27400 | 72200 | 0.6206 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 80 | Creighton University | 27400 | 56600 | 0.516 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 82 | Washburn University | 27700 | 38100 | 0.2731 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 83 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 84 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 84 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0961 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 86 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4177 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 86 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29200 | 36500 | 0.2001 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 88 | Bridgewater State University | 29300 | 37000 | 0.2075 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 89 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 29500 | 51100 | 0.4229 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 90 | Jacksonville University | 29800 | 66200 | 0.5501 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5696 | |
| 91 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3621 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 91 | Southern Methodist University | 29900 | 81700 | 0.6343 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 93 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 93 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 95 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 96 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 97 | Ohio Northern University | 30500 | 61100 | 0.5018 | 2,592 | 1289 | 0.7335 | |
| 98 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 30600 | 45200 | 0.3231 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 99 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 100 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 101 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 31300 | 36700 | 0.1472 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 102 | University of Scranton | 32300 | 76300 | 0.5763 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 103 | New Jersey City University | 32700 | 39800 | 0.1786 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 104 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4934 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 105 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33400 | 49700 | 0.328 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 106 | Loyola Marymount University | 33500 | 89500 | 0.6259 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 107 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1786 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 108 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 109 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 110 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 111 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 112 | DePaul University | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4144 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 113 | Drake University | 34900 | 68500 | 0.4909 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 114 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 114 | University of Southern Maine | 35700 | 37100 | 0.0377 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 116 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 36100 | 56300 | 0.3586 | 1,817 | 1055 | 0.5187 | |
| 116 | Florida International University | 36100 | 36800 | 0.019 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 118 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 119 | Ashland University | 36500 | 52700 | 0.3072 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 119 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 36500 | 38100 | 0.042 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 119 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 38000 | 0.0395 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 122 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 62000 | 0.4049 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 123 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 124 | University of Connecticut | 37800 | 41800 | 0.0957 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 125 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 126 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 127 | Cumberland University | 39400 | 47500 | 0.1702 | 2,652 | 1125 | 0.67 | |
| 127 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39400 | 39400 | 0 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 127 | University of Portland | 39400 | 71700 | 0.4504 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 | |
| 130 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 131 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2313 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 132 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 133 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 134 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 135 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 136 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 137 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 138 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 139 | Saint Joseph's University | 42200 | 74500 | 0.4335 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 140 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42300 | 52900 | 0.2004 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 141 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 142 | Mercyhurst University | 42900 | 66400 | 0.3541 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 143 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 143 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45600 | 0.0526 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 145 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43300 | 50300 | 0.1392 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 146 | Duquesne University | 45400 | 70500 | 0.3557 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
| 147 | Saint Louis University | 45800 | 74500 | 0.3853 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 148 | University of Illinois Chicago | 45900 | 48000 | 0.0437 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 149 | Bryant University | 46400 | 73800 | 0.3713 | 3,200 | 1265 | 0.6546 | |
| 150 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 151 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 152 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 153 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 154 | Drexel University | 51300 | 82600 | 0.3788 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 155 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 156 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 54600 | 74600 | 0.268 | 5,472 | 1214 | 0.906 | |
| 157 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 158 | Elon University | 66200 | 67300 | 0.0163 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.