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Highest earning business administration programs in California
California business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public, 4-year | $90,008 | 181 |
| 2 | Golden Gate University | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $77,752 | 77 |
| 3 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | $71,876 | 514 |
| 4 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,668 | 596 |
| 5 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,751 | 129 |
| 6 | Dominican University of California | San Rafael | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,611 | 40 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,398 | 130 |
| 8 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $61,466 | 1,712 |
| 9 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $61,299 | 235 |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | Public, 4-year | $61,268 | 85 |
| 11 | University of Redlands | Redlands | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,755 | 109 |
| 12 | University of Phoenix-California | Ontario | For-profit, 4-year | $58,268 | 7,358 |
| 13 | California State University Maritime Academy | Vallejo | Public, 4-year | $57,265 | 47 |
| 14 | University of La Verne | La Verne | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,154 | 403 |
| 15 | University of the Pacific | Stockton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,453 | 131 |
| 16 | Chapman University | Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,657 | 344 |
| 17 | Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,365 | 114 |
| 18 | California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,234 | 128 |
| 19 | DeVry University | Ontario | For-profit, 4-year | $55,102 | 2,236 |
| 20 | Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | Public, 4-year | $55,001 | 416 |
| 21 | The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,397 | 59 |
| 22 | Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,565 | 42 |
| 23 | California State University-East Bay | Hayward | Public, 4-year | $51,549 | 520 |
| 24 | University of San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,056 | 88 |
| 25 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,729 | 114 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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