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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 | 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 | 23100 | 0.7268 | 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 | 9900 | 22900 | 0.5671 | 8,145 | 1055 | 0.9589 | |
| 9 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38000 | 0.7304 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86100 | 0.8815 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania | 11000 | 93000 | 0.8819 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 12 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30900 | 0.6273 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 13 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 13 | Utah State University | 12300 | 20300 | 0.3939 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 15 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 16 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13200 | 38500 | 0.657 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 17 | University of North Alabama | 13500 | 28200 | 0.5216 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 18 | Indiana State University | 13600 | 25900 | 0.4757 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 18 | 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 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 23 | Wake Forest University | 14500 | 88400 | 0.8355 | 5,471 | 1457 | 0.2156 | |
| 24 | University of Southern Maine | 15000 | 23000 | 0.3474 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 25 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 15100 | 29900 | 0.4952 | 5,472 | 1214 | 0.906 | |
| 26 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 25400 | 0.3943 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 27 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 27 | Trinity University | 15800 | 64800 | 0.7563 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 29 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16000 | 22300 | 0.2822 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 30 | University of Florida | 16100 | 22300 | 0.2781 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 30 | Washburn University | 16100 | 25200 | 0.3607 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 32 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4006 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 33 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 34 | Holy Family University | 17200 | 54000 | 0.6811 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 34 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 36 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2868 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.9407 | |
| 37 | University of Kansas | 17600 | 34900 | 0.4954 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 38 | Bucknell University | 17800 | 88400 | 0.7984 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 39 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1260 | 0.7333 | |
| 39 | Quincy University | 18200 | 62900 | 0.7111 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 41 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6376 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 42 | Mid-America Christian University | 19000 | 36800 | 0.4841 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 19000 | 27000 | 0.2967 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 44 | University of Southern California | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7313 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 46 | Piedmont University | 19900 | 47200 | 0.5784 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 46 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1697 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 48 | University of Wyoming | 20000 | 26700 | 0.2497 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20200 | 38800 | 0.481 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 50 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20300 | 69500 | 0.7082 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 51 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 52 | University of St Francis | 20800 | 57200 | 0.6362 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 53 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2289 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 54 | Felician University | 21100 | 58700 | 0.6407 | 1,870 | 1005 | 0.9511 | |
| 55 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 56 | Sterling College | 22000 | 53600 | 0.5894 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 57 | Saint Norbert College | 22100 | 62300 | 0.6453 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 57 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 22100 | 28000 | 0.2106 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 59 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 59 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 59 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 62 | Ouachita Baptist University | 23000 | 52200 | 0.5599 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 23000 | 36400 | 0.3677 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 64 | Averett University | 23200 | 57200 | 0.5947 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 65 | University of Rochester | 23300 | 93100 | 0.7499 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 66 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 33600 | 0.3037 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 67 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 67 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5772 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 69 | Hamline University | 23600 | 56500 | 0.5818 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 70 | University of South Dakota | 23900 | 26000 | 0.0798 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 71 | La Roche University | 24000 | 55400 | 0.567 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 72 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24400 | 46200 | 0.4714 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 72 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.1719 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 74 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 74 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 24600 | 31100 | 0.2091 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 76 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 77 | La Salle University | 25000 | 58100 | 0.5696 | 2,675 | 1005 | 0.9552 | |
| 78 | Boston College | 25100 | 94600 | 0.7347 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 79 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 80 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 80 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 80 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26000 | 38900 | 0.3313 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 83 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 30800 | 0.1389 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 84 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3812 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 85 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 27300 | 32800 | 0.1675 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 86 | Cornell College | 27400 | 72200 | 0.6206 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 86 | Creighton University | 27400 | 56600 | 0.516 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 86 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 89 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 90 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 91 | Salem State University | 29100 | 38900 | 0.2517 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 92 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4177 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 93 | Bridgewater State University | 29300 | 37000 | 0.2068 | 8,172 | 1140 | 0.8919 | |
| 94 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 29500 | 51100 | 0.4229 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 95 | Jacksonville University | 29800 | 66200 | 0.5501 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5696 | |
| 96 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3621 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 96 | Southern Methodist University | 29900 | 81700 | 0.6343 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 98 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 98 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 98 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 30000 | 41800 | 0.2824 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 101 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 102 | Ohio Northern University | 30500 | 61100 | 0.5018 | 2,592 | 1289 | 0.7335 | |
| 103 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 30600 | 45200 | 0.3231 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 104 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 105 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 106 | University of Scranton | 32300 | 76300 | 0.5763 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 107 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 108 | New Jersey City University | 32700 | 39800 | 0.1786 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 109 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1842 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 110 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4934 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 110 | Loyola Marymount University | 32900 | 89500 | 0.6326 | 7,273 | 1383 | 0.4508 | |
| 112 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33400 | 49700 | 0.328 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 113 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1786 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 114 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 115 | Drake University | 33800 | 68500 | 0.5059 | 2,585 | 1283 | 0.6385 | |
| 116 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 117 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 118 | DePaul University | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4144 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 119 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 36100 | 56300 | 0.3586 | 1,817 | 1055 | 0.5187 | |
| 120 | Florida International University | 36200 | 36800 | 0.0163 | 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 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 38000 | 0.0395 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 124 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 62000 | 0.4049 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 125 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 126 | University of Connecticut | 37800 | 41800 | 0.0957 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 127 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 128 | Cumberland University | 39400 | 47500 | 0.1702 | 2,652 | 1125 | 0.67 | |
| 128 | University of Portland | 39400 | 71700 | 0.4504 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 | |
| 130 | University of California-San Diego | 39600 | 61100 | 0.352 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 130 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 39600 | 56700 | 0.3017 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 132 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 132 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 39700 | 45400 | 0.1256 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 134 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2313 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 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 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 140 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 141 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 142 | Saint Joseph's University | 42200 | 74500 | 0.4335 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 143 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 144 | Mercyhurst University | 42900 | 66400 | 0.3541 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 145 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0439 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 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 | 46000 | 48000 | 0.0416 | 22,495 | 1247 | 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 Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0386 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 156 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 157 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 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.