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UC Davis Graduate School of Management
University of California, Davis · Davis, California · Public
“The food-system MBA between the Capitol and wine country.”
Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
Data anchored to the 2026 U.S. News table, Poets&Quants reporting, and school-published class profiles
69.5
GoodBP Score
$95,000Tuition, total
640Avg. GMAT
Acceptance rate
80%Placed at 3 months
$115,000Median base salary
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UC Davis attaches its compact MBA to the university’s genuine superpower — food and agricultural science ranked among the world’s best — producing a food-systems and ag-biotech lane no California rival contests. Sacramento’s government-adjacent economy and the wine business round out placement. UC pricing sits high; the specialty justifies it for the right candidate.
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