Careers
Your Career
An MBA from the nationally ranked UC Davis Graduate School of Management will equip you with skills, knowledge and networking opportunities to pursue your professional passions and develop a rewarding career.1
Whether your professional goals include launching a Silicon Valley startup or joining a Fortune 500 firm, our team will help you define and achieve your career vision. We will empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in the ultra-competitive business world.
The UC Davis Difference
Today’s business leaders need more than a credential—they need a foundation that prepares them to lead across industries, geographies, and moments of innovation and change. UC Davis prepares you to become that leader. Both of our online master’s programs combine rigorous business fundamentals, management principles, and strategic and communication skills with a global perspective that’s essential to every sector. Through dedicated coursework, you’ll also examine how AI is reshaping industries and global economies—preparing you to lead through change, not just respond to it.
Beyond the classroom, the Graduate School of Management’s Career Development Team delivers personalized coaching and on-demand resources to help you clarify your career path, prepare for interviews, strengthen your professional skill set and build meaningful connections as you complete your Online MBA or Online Master of Management.
As a graduate, you’ll join a powerful professional community of more than 6,800 Graduate School of Management alumni and UC Davis’ global “One Aggie Network” of over 312,000 alumni. This lifelong network opens the doors to mentoring relationships, industry connections and professional development opportunities around the world.
Whether you’re based in California or somewhere else, you’ll benefit from UC Davis’ prime access to Northern California’s economic Super-Region—from the state capital of Sacramento and Napa Valley to the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley—positioning you to tap into high-growth industries and innovation hubs. The connections you make and the dedicated career guidance you receive at UC Davis empower you to pursue your next role with confidence.
What MBA@UCDavis Students Have to Say
“The UC Davis Graduate School of Management stood out for several reasons…With my background in marketing and strategy, the STEM-designated MBA also caught my attention. It signaled not just a strong analytical foundation, but a commitment to preparing leaders who can thrive at the intersection of data, strategy and innovation.”
“I ended up falling in love with statistics and figuring out how to make data tell a story…The value didn’t hit me at graduation. It hit me a year or two later, sitting at my desk at Bloom Energy, realizing I can help write the 10-K—the annual financial report every public company files—and understand what it means for our business and audiences.”
“I wanted to combine my business and technology experience with my interest in education. I found the best way to do that was to pursue my MBA. In the short time I’ve been in the MBA program, I’ve become more skilled at quickly analyzing a company’s financial statements, I’ve polished my presentation skills…My experience at UC Davis has helped me create a much clearer picture of my future.”
- Wall Street Journal Rankings: UC Davis Positions Graduates for Financial Success. (2025). UC Davis. Retrieved March 4, 2026. ↩︎