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2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,300 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, management sciences and quantitative methods was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 3,668 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for management science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the management science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Management Sciences & Methods

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.

Full Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at San Jose State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 239
Oregon 94
Nevada 10
Alaska 0

One of 20 majors within the area of study, management sciences and quantitative methods has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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