12 Best Management schools in San Diego, CA [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 999K citations received by 21.1K academic papers made by 12 universities in San Diego was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California-San Diego

For Management

#4 in California

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

2. San Diego State University

For Management

#13 in California

#123 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

3. University of San Diego

For Management

#25 in California

#262 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

4. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Management

#38 in California

#367 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

5. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Management

#61 in California

#687 in the United States

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

6. Northcentral University

For Management

#71 in California

#792 in the United States

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

7. Ashford University

For Management

#73 in California

#811 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

8. United States University

For Management

#75 in California

#833 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

9. California Western School of Law

For Management

#81 in California

#918 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

10. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Management

#87 in California

#988 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

11. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Management

#91 in California

#1018 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

12. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Management

#93 in California

#1099 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 262
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1969

Universities for Management near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	349	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	40	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	318	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	106	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	194	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	228	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	350	Loma Linda, California
159	Autonomous University of Baja California	12	Mexicali
161	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	327	Pomona, California
162	Claremont McKenna College	351	Claremont, California

Business subfields in San Diego

Accounting6

Advertising5

Finance10

Management Information Systems5

Marketing10