10 Best Management schools in San Diego, CA [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 669K citations received by 18.6K academic papers made by 10 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

#5 in California

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

2. San Diego State University

For Management

#14 in California

#127 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

3. University of San Diego

For Management

#27 in California

#281 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

4. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Management

#39 in California

#392 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

#658 in the United States

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

6. Northcentral University

For Management

#70 in California

#795 in the United States

Enrollment: 11,578
Male:Female: 24:76

7. Ashford University

For Management

#77 in California

#904 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,104
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,121

8. California Western School of Law

For Management

#81 in California

#918 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

9. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Management

#84 in California

#976 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

10. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Management

#86 in California

#984 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

Universities for Management near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	332	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	41	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	316	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	105	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	198	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	221	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	382	Loma Linda, California
159	Autonomous University of Baja California	12	Mexicali
159	Western University of Health Sciences	514	Pomona, California
161	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	336	Pomona, California

Business subfields in San Diego

Accounting6

Finance7

Management Information Systems5

Marketing5