University of Phoenix - California Business Programs

Located in Costa Mesa, California, University of Phoenix - California is a private for-profit institution. The location of UOPX - California is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of Phoenix - California Rankings

UOPX - California landed the #249 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UOPX - California has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#137	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UOPX - California.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UOPX - California has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#40	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#40	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#50	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#158	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#162	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#203	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Phoenix - California?

Contact details for UOPX - California are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3110 East Guasti Road, Costa Mesa, CA 91761
Phone:	866-766-0766
Website:	www.phoenix.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/universityofphoenix
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uopx

How Do I Get Into UOPX - California?

You can apply to UOPX - California online at: https://my.phoenix.edu/apply//#/walkin.contactinfo

Can I Afford University of Phoenix - California?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UOPX - California, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $8,643 a year. That adds up to $34,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UOPX - California is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Phoenix - California Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 787 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,392 full-time undergraduates at UOPX - California, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Phoenix - California students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	80
Black or African American	218
Hispanic or Latino	578
White	329
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,185

Online Learning at University of Phoenix - California

In 2019-2020, 863 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UOPX - California has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UOPX - California

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Phoenix - California was $9,552 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UOPX - California is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Finance	#12	#9
Finance & Financial Management	#21	#15
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#28	#25
Marketing	#34	#28
Accounting and Business/Management	#34	#34
Management Information Systems	#38	#11
General Management Information Systems	#38	#11
Operations Management	#43	#19
Accounting	#63	#30
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#67	#38
Accounting	#68	#35

Online Growth Rankings of UOPX - California

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Phoenix - California was -24.9%. This is the #1,781 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UOPX - California regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Phoenix - California Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	100	624	248	972
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	80	3	0	83
Project Management	47	0	0	47
Accounting	0	20	1	21
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	15	3	0	18
Finance	3	1	0	4
General Management Information Systems	0	0	4	4
Accounting and Business/Management	0	2	0	2
Operations Management	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	246	653	253	1,152

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.