The Top Universities for Business in California

Stanford University

• The top-ranked Stanford University Graduate School of Business features two MBA programs, a one-year master's program specifically for executives, a doctorate program and programs tailored to managers. The school, founded in 1925, features more than 100 faculty members, including three Nobel Laureates. It offers a number of programs including global management and public management. The Stanford business curriculum focuses on four core areas: leadership, global awareness, entrepreneurship, and social innovation. The school features four research centers for students: the Center for Leadership Development and Research, the Center for Global Business and the Economy, the Center for Social Innovation, and the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.

  Stanford University
  Graduate School of Business
  518 Memorial Way
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2766
  stanford.edu

University of California, Berkeley

• The seventh-ranked Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkley, offers graduate degree programs, certificate programs and bachelor's degree programs as well as non-degree programs to supplement the careers of business professionals. The school provides three MBA tracks: one for full-time students, another with classes in the evening and on weekends, and an executive MBA program. The undergraduate program lasts two years and accepts both transfer students and those beginning their junior year at the university. Among the five certificate programs available are studies in entrepreneurship, global management and real estate, while the non-degree programs include a six-week summer program for non-majors and a pre-college program.

  University of California, Berkeley
  Haas School of Business
  545 Student Services Building
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-1405
  berkeley.edu

University of California, Los Angeles

• Ranked 15th in the nation, the Anderson School of Management at UCLA features a number of degree programs for graduate and post-graduate studies. Along with a traditional MBA, the school offers an executive MBA and an MBA program for full-time business professionals. Students also have the opportunity to earn a master's degree in financial engineering, while the school also offers a minor in accounting for undergraduates and a doctoral program. The campus boasts a number of top research centers such as UCLA Anderson Forecast, the Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments, and the Center for International Business Education and Research. The business school provides networking and career placement guidance at the Parker Career Management Center.

  University of California, Los Angeles
  Anderson School of Management
  110 Westwood Plaza
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-6944
  ucla.edu