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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

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the #28 most popular major in California with 4,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at National University are $15,480 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value management sciences and quantitative methods schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

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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 394
Oregon 126
Nevada 10
Alaska 0

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

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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