36 Best colleges for Project Management in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 530K citations received by 10.6K academic papers made by 36 universities in California 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. Stanford University

Stanford

For Project Management

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Project Management

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

3. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Project Management

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Project Management

#44 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Project Management

#55 in the United States

#67 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Project Management

#104 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

7. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Project Management

#107 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

8. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Project Management

#115 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

9. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Project Management

#119 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

10. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Project Management

#136 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

11. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Project Management

#147 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

12. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Project Management

#159 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

13. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Project Management

#171 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

14. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Project Management

#178 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

15. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Project Management

#182 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

16. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Project Management

#192 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Project Management

#196 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

18. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Project Management

#217 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

19. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Project Management

#226 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Project Management

#228 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

21. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Project Management

#234 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

22. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Project Management

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

23. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Project Management

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

24. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Project Management

#255 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

25. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Project Management

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

26. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Project Management

#262 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

27. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Project Management

#268 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

28. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Project Management

#273 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

29. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Project Management

#281 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Project Management

#287 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Project Management

#292 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

32. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Project Management

#308 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

33. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Project Management

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

34. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Project Management

#314 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

35. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Project Management

#325 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

36. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Project Management

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

Closest to California states to learn Project Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	63
Utah	4	67
Arizona	4	6
Idaho	3	210
Washington	6	15
Colorado	6	59
Nebraska	5	46
Kansas	3	72
Texas	28	17
Oklahoma	3	56
North Dakota	2	256
Minnesota	7	5
Iowa	3	38
Missouri	8	69
Arkansas	4	83
Louisiana	6	60
Wisconsin	8	25
Illinois	14	26
Mississippi	3	123
Indiana	9	27
Michigan	10	4
Tennessee	8	39
Alabama	6	73
Kentucky	5	57
Ohio	16	8
Georgia	8	19
South Carolina	5	42
North Carolina	12	23
Virginia	10	12
Pennsylvania	18	3
Florida	16	45
District of Columbia	6	29
Maryland	11	14
New York	23	22
New Jersey	9	31
Connecticut	6	33
Massachusetts	19	1
New Hampshire	3	70
Rhode Island	4	179

Closest to California states to learn Project Management

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