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Best Business Programs in Riverside for 2027

8 business schools in the Riverside area, ranked city-wide, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 7 fields. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.

Metro ranking
1
Programs analyzed
65
Schools ranked
8
Fields covered
7
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Business Programs in Riverside, in Brief

The Riverside business-school ranking compares 8 schools across the metro area, drawn from 65 accredited programs, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the eight ranked schools; two are public, including University of California-Riverside at #1.

Beyond the two metro lists, 5 Riverside-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for seven fields.

Of the business programs in Riverside, the largest school is University of California-Riverside, with 26,384 students. The top graduation rate belongs to University of Redlands, at 67%.

Rankings in Riverside

Rankings by Field Near Riverside

Statewide ranks, Riverside-area schools only.

Schools in the Most Riverside Rankings

By number of lists, then best rank.

  1. California Baptist University In 5 rankings · #3 in Business schools
  2. La Sierra University In 3 rankings · #7 in Business schools
  3. University of California-Riverside In 2 rankings · #1 in Business schools
  4. University of Redlands In 2 rankings · #2 in Business schools
  5. California State University-San Bernardino In 2 rankings · #5 in Business schools

Other Fields, Ranked Nationally

Business Programs in Riverside: Your Questions, Answered

What is the best business school in Riverside?

University of California-Riverside ranks #1 on our Riverside business-school ranking with an 88.1 Program Score, ahead of University of Redlands at 83.6. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.

How many business schools are in the Riverside area?

We analyzed 65 accredited business programs in the Riverside metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, and ranked 8 schools, one row per school.

Which Riverside business school costs the least?

California State University-San Bernardino has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Riverside list, $6,084 a year before aid, and ranks #5.

Which schools are in the Riverside rankings?

Eight Riverside-area schools are ranked, led by University of California-Riverside, University of Redlands, and California Baptist University. The business-school ranking lists every one with its Program Score, graduation rate and tuition.

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