UC Davis Graduate School of Management

What UC Davis Graduate School of Management does

UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) is the graduate business school of the University of California, Davis, a public research university. GSM offers 10 STEM-designated graduate degree programs spanning the Full-Time MBA, Bay Area Part-Time MBA, Sacramento Part-Time MBA, Online MBA (MBA@UCDavis), Master of Management (full-time, Bay Area, Sacramento, and online variants), Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc), and Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA). The school operates across four Northern California campuses (Davis main campus in LEED-Platinum-certified Gallagher Hall, San Ramon at Bishop Ranch, Sacramento at Aggie Square, and San Francisco at UC Law San Francisco) plus a fully online channel, targeting working professionals, career changers, executives, entrepreneurs, and international students. Recent strategic moves include the AI@GSM initiative (2026), Sacramento expansion to Aggie Square (2025), and formal concurrent degree partnerships with UC Davis School of Law, UC Law San Francisco, and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. GSM partners with Fortune 500 firms (Amazon, Intel, Salesforce, Google, HP, ThermoFisher, Workday AI) for the 10-week MBA Integrated Management Project (IMPACT) capstone, internship pipelines, and full-time recruiting, and runs executive education programs including the Wine Executive Program, California Leadership Academy (launching July 2026), Lean Six Sigma Certificate, and a GetSmarter/2U-delivered online leadership short course. The school uses Canvas for learning management and 12twenty for career services, and is supported by leadership including Interim Dean Tom Smith (permanent dean search underway) and program directors such as Carrie Beam (MSBA), C. Janie Chang (MPAc), and Joe DiNunzio (Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). Revenue is generated primarily through graduate degree tuition, executive education programs, and application fees, with no public standalone revenue disclosure.

Name

UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Legal name

UC Davis Graduate School of Management (The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus)

Website

https://gsm.ucdavis.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UC Davis Graduate School of Management is a public, STEM-designated graduate business school within the University of California, Davis, offering 10 degree programs (MBAs, MSBA, MPAc, Master of Management) across four Northern California campuses and online, serving working professionals, executives, and international students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graduate Business Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Business and Secretarial Schools (61141), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Business & Management Research Universities (EDAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online Graduate Schools (Master’s & Doctoral Programs) (EDAHALAD)

Keywords

• Graduate business education
• MBA programs
• Executive education
• Business analytics degree
• Professional accountancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Graduate Degree Tuition: Revenue from full-time and part-time MBA, Master of Management, Master of Professional Accountancy, and Master of Science in Business Analytics programs
2. Executive Education Programs: Revenue from California Leadership Academy, Wine Executive Program, customized corporate programs, and Lean Six Sigma Certificate
3. Application Fees: Fees collected from graduate program applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

UC Davis Graduate School of Management delivers graduate-level business education through STEM-designated degree programs (Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA, Online MBA, Master of Management, Master of Professional Accountancy, Master of Science in Business Analytics) and non-degree executive education (Wine Executive Program, California Leadership Academy, Lean Six Sigma Certificate, Customized Corporate Programs). Programs are offered across multiple Northern California campuses (Davis, Sacramento, San Ramon, San Francisco) and online via MBA@UCDavis, targeting working professionals, career changers, international students, and corporate clients.

Product overview

UC Davis Graduate School of Management offers a portfolio of 10 STEM-designated graduate business degree programs (MBA, Master of Management, Master of Professional Accountancy, Master of Science in Business Analytics) across multiple delivery formats (full-time, part-time, online) at locations spanning Northern California (Davis, Sacramento, San Ramon, San Francisco) and virtually through MBA@UCDavis. The school also provides executive education programs (Wine Executive Program, California Leadership Academy, Lean Six Sigma Certificate, Customized Corporate Programs), experiential learning components (MBA Integrated Management Projects, Industry Immersions in Biotechnology/Food & Ag/Sustainable Energy, Collaborative Leadership Program), and global opportunities. Key academic initiatives include the AI@GSM initiative for AI-era leadership education and the Center for Analytics and Technology in Society research center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Full-Time MBA: Two-year STEM-designated Full-Time MBA program at the UC Davis campus, ranked among top 20 public Full-Time MBA programs (2026 QS Global MBA Rankings)
• Bay Area Part-Time MBA
• Sacramento Part-Time MBA
• Online MBA
• Full-Time Master of Management
• Bay Area Part-Time Master of Management
• Sacramento Part-Time Master of Management
• Online Master of Management
• Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc)
• Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
• AI@GSM
• eos
• Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Center for Analytics and Technology in Society

Products and services

• Full-Time MBA Two-year STEM-designated MBA program at the UC Davis main campus in Davis, California. Ranked top 20 public Full-Time MBA program (2026 QS Global MBA Rankings). Designed for full-time residential study.
• Bay Area Part-Time MBA Top 20 public Part-Time MBA program located 45 minutes from Silicon Valley in San Ramon at Bishop Ranch campus. Hybrid format combining in-person and online components for working professionals.
• Sacramento Part-Time MBA No. 1 MBA in Sacramento region, located at Aggie Square innovation district in Sacramento. Hybrid program format.
• Online MBA (MBA@UCDavis)

Quantifiable outcome

• $117K+ average starting salary for Full-Time MBA Class of 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple international exchange partnerships enabling students to study at partner schools worldwide. Students gain first-hand understanding of global marketplace dynamics and build lifelong international connections.
• UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal DVM/MBA concurrent degree partnership combining veterinary medicine expertise with business management education.
• UC Davis School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal JD/MBA concurrent degree partnership. GSM accepts up to 12 units of JD coursework toward MBA degree. Students save approximately $48,470 and one calendar year.
• UC Law San FranciscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJD/MBA concurrent degree partnership with UC Law SF. Students can earn both degrees in as few as four years, reducing time by roughly one calendar year. Students save approximately $43,182.
• Fortune 500 CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partnerships for MBA Integrated Management Projects, internship recruiting, and full-time hiring. Companies including Amazon, Intel, Salesforce, HP, ThermoFisher, Keysight, Bloom Energy participate in campus recruiting.
• Silicon Valley StartupsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStartup ecosystem partnerships providing capstone project opportunities and early-career hiring pipelines for MBA students.
• Bishop Ranch Premier Business Park CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccess to 550+ leading companies in Bishop Ranch business park for Bay Area part-time MBA students for projects, networking, and recruiting.
• Aggie Square Innovation District PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor$1.1 billion innovation district bringing together UC Davis research with private-sector companies and startups for collaborative projects.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business: Silicon Valley-adjacent Jesuit business school offering MBA and specialized master's programs; competes with UC Davis Bay Area Part-Time MBA in San Ramon/Silicon Valley for the same working-professional applicants.
• University of San Francisco School of Management: Bay Area-based Jesuit institution offering MBA and specialized master's programs with similar Northern California employer access; serves a more mission-driven and part-time working-professional segment.

Broad incumbents

• MIT Sloan School of Management: Elite private business school offering MBA, MS in Business Analytics, and executive programs with deep AI/analytics focus; competes with UC Davis GSM for top-tier applicants and serves as the analytics-MBA benchmark that MSBA is benchmarked against in QS rankings.
• Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: Premier global business school offering full-time MBA and executive education; competes with UC Davis GSM at the upper end of the applicant market and provides a benchmark for the strongest UC Davis faculty's training pedigree.

Direct peers

• Stanford Graduate School of Business: Premier Bay Area MBA program located within 100 miles of UC Davis GSM; competes for the same high-aptitude applicants, Stanford-tied faculty networks, and Silicon Valley employer relationships, but at a substantially higher selectivity and price point.
• USC Marshall School of Business: California-based private research university business school offering full-time MBA, part-time MBA, and specialized master's programs; competes with UC Davis GSM for West Coast applicants and California employer recruiting pipelines.
• UCLA Anderson School of Management: Another University of California graduate business school offering full-time MBA, FEMBA, and specialized master's programs; competes with UC Davis GSM for California applicants, corporate recruiters, and rankings positioning.
• UC Berkeley Haas School of Business: Same University of California system and immediate Bay Area geography; offers STEM-designated MBA, EWMBA, and specialized master's programs competing for the same applicant pool, faculty, and Northern California employer partnerships.

Emerging players

• Imperial College Business School: London-based STEM-designated business school offering specialized master's and MBA programs with strong analytics/AI focus; competes with UC Davis GSM for international applicants seeking STEM-designated degrees outside the U.S.
• Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business: Top-tier quantitative business school with STEM-designated MBA and specialized master's in business analytics; competes with UC Davis GSM MSBA in the analytics/AI curriculum space and for applicants seeking STEM-designated analytics MBAs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ucdavismba
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UCDavisGSM
• Facebookfacebook.com/ucdavismba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/15100254
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucdavisbusiness
• TikToktiktok.com/@ucdavisbusiness

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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