Considering a degree in Business/Managerial Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Business/Managerial Economics majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Business/Managerial Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Henry College | 5200 | 42000 | 0.8755 | 425 | 1345 | 0.7744 | |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5181 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 8400 | 34500 | 0.7561 | 16,086 | 1293 | 0.5117 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 9400 | 96200 | 0.9026 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 5 | Francis Marion University | 9600 | 25400 | 0.6218 | 3,635 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 6 | Arkansas Tech University | 9800 | 22900 | 0.5715 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 7 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5817 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 8 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 9 | Tennessee State University | 12100 | 30300 | 0.6002 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12400 | 37100 | 0.6653 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 11 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 12 | University of West Florida | 12600 | 21500 | 0.4134 | 9,661 | 1120 | 0.5687 | |
| 13 | University of Maine at Farmington | 12900 | 26500 | 0.514 | 1,677 | 1124 | 0.9672 | |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 24900 | 0.4571 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 15 | Wichita State University | 13800 | 29800 | 0.5369 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 16 | University of Idaho | 14100 | 31300 | 0.55 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 16 | University of North Florida | 14100 | 22400 | 0.371 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 19 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21600 | 0.319 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 20 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15300 | 25700 | 0.4042 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 21 | California State University-Long Beach | 15700 | 25800 | 0.3918 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 21 | James Madison University | 15700 | 28600 | 0.4503 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 23 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 41800 | 0.6191 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 16200 | 24900 | 0.3489 | 7,683 | 1120 | 0.9402 | |
| 26 | Appalachian State University | 16300 | 19500 | 0.1639 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 27 | University of Arizona | 16700 | 30900 | 0.4603 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16700 | 22300 | 0.2509 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 29 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 30 | Weber State University | 17200 | 22100 | 0.2219 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 31 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17900 | 18900 | 0.053 | 8,320 | 1074 | 0.8858 | |
| 32 | Greensboro College | 18000 | 37800 | 0.5237 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 33 | Saint Cloud State University | 18200 | 24500 | 0.2574 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 34 | Union College | 18300 | 91000 | 0.799 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4392 | |
| 34 | University of Louisville | 18300 | 29100 | 0.3715 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 36 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 36 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45500 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 36 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 18900 | 18900 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.7816 | |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan University | 19000 | 36100 | 0.4734 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 40 | Youngstown State University | 19100 | 29300 | 0.3477 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 41 | Lehigh University | 19500 | 85700 | 0.7729 | 5,911 | 1436 | 0.2593 | |
| 41 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 43 | Cleveland State University | 19600 | 37300 | 0.4748 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 44 | South Carolina State University | 19900 | 30000 | 0.3362 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 45 | University of Wyoming | 20000 | 26700 | 0.2497 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 46 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1701 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 46 | Marshall University | 20100 | 36300 | 0.4466 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 48 | Niagara University | 20400 | 57400 | 0.6444 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 48 | West Virginia University | 20400 | 28800 | 0.2919 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 50 | Northern Arizona University | 20900 | 31200 | 0.3286 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 51 | Dillard University | 21400 | 50400 | 0.5757 | 1,117 | 1080 | 0.4051 | |
| 52 | Louisiana Christian University | 21500 | 26000 | 0.1733 | 803 | 1065 | 0.8379 | |
| 52 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 54 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 55 | Bentley University | 22000 | 84500 | 0.7394 | 4,526 | 1359 | 0.4505 | |
| 56 | Ave Maria University | 22300 | 44800 | 0.502 | 1,250 | 1193 | 0.4481 | |
| 57 | University of Memphis | 22400 | 30000 | 0.2538 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 58 | Azusa Pacific University | 22600 | 63100 | 0.6416 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 59 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 60 | Grove City College | 23100 | 37200 | 0.3791 | 2,341 | 1256 | 0.7232 | |
| 61 | Beloit College | 23300 | 75600 | 0.6921 | 1,004 | 1298 | 0.6304 | |
| 61 | Berry College | 23300 | 60800 | 0.6166 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 63 | Utica University | 23400 | 41100 | 0.4303 | 2,333 | 1120 | 0.8679 | |
| 64 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 65 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23700 | 28300 | 0.1627 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 66 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 66 | West Texas A & M University | 24900 | 27100 | 0.0811 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 68 | Hope College | 25300 | 60100 | 0.5788 | 3,395 | 1245 | 0.7924 | |
| 68 | Old Dominion University | 25300 | 32100 | 0.212 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 70 | Mary Baldwin University | 25400 | 46100 | 0.4487 | 1,217 | 1099 | 0.947 | |
| 71 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1071 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 72 | Westminster University | 25700 | 59500 | 0.5677 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 73 | Allegheny College | 25800 | 75200 | 0.6566 | 1,171 | 1269 | 0.5452 | |
| 73 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 75 | Westmont College | 25900 | 76400 | 0.6614 | 1,311 | 1324 | 0.7704 | |
| 76 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26000 | 38900 | 0.3313 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 76 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 26000 | 31500 | 0.1747 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 78 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5965 | 1,742 | 1207 | 0.7813 | |
| 79 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39800 | 0.3419 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26200 | 35600 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 81 | Lamar University | 26300 | 37700 | 0.3021 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 82 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 82 | Marquette University | 26400 | 65700 | 0.5978 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 82 | Northwest Nazarene University | 26400 | 68400 | 0.6141 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 82 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 26400 | 48200 | 0.4525 | 1,147 | 990 | 0.7246 | |
| 86 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 30800 | 0.1389 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 87 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 87 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 89 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 27100 | 53300 | 0.4914 | 2,803 | 1105 | 0.9576 | |
| 90 | University of North Texas | 27200 | 37400 | 0.2729 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 91 | Aquinas College | 27400 | 53300 | 0.486 | 1,019 | 1035 | 0.8988 | |
| 91 | Cornell College | 27400 | 72200 | 0.6206 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 93 | Missouri Valley College | 27500 | 38100 | 0.2782 | 1,558 | 985 | 0.5269 | |
| 93 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27500 | 54800 | 0.498 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
| 95 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 95 | Washburn University | 27700 | 38100 | 0.2731 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 97 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 28000 | 28000 | 0 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 97 | Villanova University | 28000 | 88800 | 0.6845 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 99 | Jacksonville State University | 28200 | 38200 | 0.2616 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 100 | George Fox University | 28300 | 67100 | 0.5787 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 100 | John Brown University | 28300 | 48300 | 0.4153 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 102 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 28500 | 39700 | 0.2822 | 4,478 | 1065 | 0.8132 | |
| 103 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 104 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29200 | 36500 | 0.2001 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 105 | Gannon University | 30000 | 45300 | 0.3378 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 105 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 30000 | 41800 | 0.2824 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 105 | University of North Dakota | 30000 | 32500 | 0.0791 | 11,033 | 1150 | 0.769 | |
| 108 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 30200 | 33100 | 0.0877 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 109 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 110 | Georgia State University | 30600 | 44400 | 0.3105 | 27,438 | 1089 | 0.5543 | |
| 111 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30700 | 0 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 112 | St Bonaventure University | 30800 | 61000 | 0.4948 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 112 | University of Redlands | 30800 | 80100 | 0.6158 | 2,045 | 1226 | 0.8271 | |
| 114 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 114 | Carroll University | 30900 | 61400 | 0.4966 | 2,581 | 1174 | 0.6684 | |
| 114 | University of West Georgia | 30900 | 36000 | 0.1418 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 114 | Wofford College | 30900 | 73200 | 0.5776 | 1,817 | 1305 | 0.5194 | |
| 118 | North Carolina State University | 31100 | 53000 | 0.4127 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 118 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 118 | The College of Wooster | 31100 | 83100 | 0.6264 | 1,738 | 1344 | 0.5953 | |
| 121 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 31300 | 36700 | 0.1472 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 122 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 122 | Samford University | 31400 | 65200 | 0.5183 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 124 | Angelo State University | 31800 | 35400 | 0.101 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 125 | Hampton University | 32000 | 47000 | 0.3192 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 126 | Wheaton College | 32100 | 82700 | 0.6119 | 2,119 | 1351 | 0.8998 | |
| 127 | Widener University | 32300 | 75300 | 0.5708 | 2,811 | 1155 | 0.8402 | |
| 128 | University of Dayton | 32500 | 64100 | 0.493 | 7,737 | 1284 | 0.6566 | |
| 129 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 33100 | 73700 | 0.5507 | 1,525 | 1241 | 0.556 | |
| 129 | Virginia State University | 33100 | 42200 | 0.2158 | 4,829 | 935 | 0.891 | |
| 131 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33200 | 42800 | 0.2243 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 132 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 133 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 134 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2936 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 135 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34400 | 34500 | 0.0029 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 136 | DePaul University | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4144 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 137 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 137 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 34700 | 37800 | 0.0813 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 137 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 34700 | 42200 | 0.1776 | 12,382 | 1242 | 0.8842 | |
| 140 | Coastal Carolina University | 34800 | 44700 | 0.2213 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 141 | Cedarville University | 35100 | 55100 | 0.364 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 142 | Goldey-Beacom College | 35200 | 38100 | 0.0768 | 702 | 0 | 0.7653 | |
| 143 | Boise State University | 35300 | 48800 | 0.2766 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 143 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 35300 | 42400 | 0.1674 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
| 145 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 35500 | 43500 | 0.184 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 146 | University of Maine | 35800 | 45100 | 0.2062 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 147 | Western Kentucky University | 36100 | 41900 | 0.1385 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 148 | Salisbury University | 36200 | 40900 | 0.115 | 6,288 | 1250 | 0.8747 | |
| 149 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 150 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2789 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 150 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0539 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 152 | Clark Atlanta University | 36500 | 49800 | 0.2673 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 153 | University of Central Florida | 36800 | 39600 | 0.0707 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 154 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 155 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37500 | 51000 | 0.2642 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 156 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38400 | 38400 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 157 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 158 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38600 | 44600 | 0.1345 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 158 | Saint Vincent College | 38600 | 60700 | 0.3636 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 160 | Suffolk University | 38700 | 73600 | 0.4744 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 161 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39100 | 52900 | 0.2607 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 162 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,152 | 1070 | 0.8814 | |
| 163 | Alvernia University | 39800 | 68700 | 0.4208 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 163 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4093 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 165 | Loyola University Chicago | 40100 | 73500 | 0.4543 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 166 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 167 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 168 | Marymount Manhattan College | 40900 | 68600 | 0.4035 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 169 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 170 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 171 | Loyola University Maryland | 42100 | 78800 | 0.4658 | 3,881 | 1309 | 0.7549 | |
| 172 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 173 | Mercyhurst University | 42900 | 66400 | 0.3541 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 174 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43300 | 50300 | 0.1392 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 175 | Merrimack College | 43600 | 78800 | 0.4464 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 176 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 44000 | 57100 | 0.2292 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 177 | Georgia College & State University | 44900 | 52400 | 0.1431 | 6,006 | 1155 | 0.8779 | |
| 178 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 178 | Saint Louis University | 45800 | 74500 | 0.3853 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 180 | Presbyterian College | 47300 | 62700 | 0.2455 | 853 | 1105 | 0.6837 | |
| 181 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 47700 | 66500 | 0.2827 | 17,940 | 1281 | 0.6557 | |
| 182 | Molloy University | 48300 | 62300 | 0.2249 | 3,240 | 1199 | 0.8174 | |
| 183 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 49800 | 52300 | 0.0478 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 184 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 185 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 186 | University of California-Irvine | 52200 | 64800 | 0.1944 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 187 | Santa Clara University | 52700 | 82900 | 0.3643 | 6,577 | 1427 | 0.48 | |
| 188 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 189 | Chapman University | 61900 | 86200 | 0.281 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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