31 Best colleges for Engineering Management in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 99.3K citations received by 6.18K academic papers made by 31 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: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Engineering Management

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Engineering Management

#14 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#54 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

5. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering Management

#58 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

6. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Engineering Management

#64 in the United States

#70 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering Management

#68 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

8. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering Management

#78 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering Management

#86 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

10. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#90 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#115 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#137 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

13. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#139 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

14. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#142 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering Management

#157 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

16. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#158 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering Management

#163 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

18. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#198 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

19. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering Management

#213 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering Management

#214 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

21. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering Management

#215 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

22. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering Management

#222 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

23. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering Management

#225 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

24. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering Management

#231 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#270 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

26. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#283 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering Management

#284 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

28. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#286 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

29. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering Management

#299 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

30. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering Management

#300 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

31. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering Management

#310 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

Closest to California states to learn Engineering Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	50
Utah	3	42
Arizona	3	6
Washington	5	8
Colorado	7	16
South Dakota	3	185
Kansas	3	31
Texas	23	7
Oklahoma	3	82
North Dakota	2	141
Minnesota	4	17
Iowa	3	13
Missouri	5	55
Wisconsin	7	19
Illinois	12	24
Mississippi	3	106
Indiana	9	5
Michigan	12	15
Tennessee	7	43
Alabama	6	59
Kentucky	3	23
Ohio	14	22
Georgia	6	4
South Carolina	3	32
North Carolina	10	10
Virginia	8	3
Pennsylvania	14	1
Florida	13	21
District of Columbia	4	46
Maryland	9	20
New York	18	29
New Jersey	7	35
Connecticut	6	67
Massachusetts	16	9
New Hampshire	3	120
Rhode Island	3	188