32 Best colleges for Engineering 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 142K citations received by 7.92K academic papers made by 32 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. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Engineering Management

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Engineering Management

#18 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

4. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering Management

#63 in the United States

#68 in North America

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

5. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering Management

#65 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#71 in the United States

#77 in North America

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

7. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#81 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering Management

#89 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

9. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Engineering Management

#98 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering Management

#107 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#108 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering Management

#112 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

13. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#124 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

14. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#138 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering Management

#148 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#172 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering Management

#192 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

18. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#199 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

19. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering Management

#201 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

20. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering Management

#227 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

21. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering Management

#233 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#238 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering Management

#242 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

24. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering Management

#253 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

25. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#285 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

26. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Engineering Management

#286 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

27. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering Management

#300 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

29. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#305 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

30. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering Management

#328 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering Management

#334 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

32. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering Management

#353 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Engineering Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	43
Utah	4	40
Arizona	3	7
Idaho	3	144
Washington	6	8
Colorado	9	9
South Dakota	3	173
Kansas	3	33
Texas	26	10
Oklahoma	3	68
North Dakota	2	162
Minnesota	5	15
Iowa	3	16
Missouri	6	52
Louisiana	5	84
Wisconsin	7	24
Illinois	12	22
Mississippi	4	85
Indiana	10	1
Michigan	12	14
Tennessee	8	42
Alabama	7	48
Kentucky	4	19
Ohio	14	25
Georgia	7	5
South Carolina	4	32
North Carolina	12	13
Virginia	10	3
Pennsylvania	17	2
Florida	13	20
District of Columbia	6	61
Maryland	9	21
New York	22	28
New Jersey	8	39
Connecticut	8	86
Massachusetts	17	6
New Hampshire	3	131
Rhode Island	3	263