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Best Risk Management Schools Near Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Rancho Santa Margarita, California has 3 accredited schools offering risk management programs. Rancho Santa Margarita has a population of about 47,257. Median household income is $146,827 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 48.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, the top-earning risk management-related role is Financial Manager at a median $175,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Risk Management Schools to Rancho Santa Margarita
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer risk management programs near Rancho Santa Margarita, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Rancho Santa Margarita city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Rancho Santa Margarita.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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Glendale Community College
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Glendale, CA
•51.7 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Santa Margarita is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (BLS area code 31080). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Financial Risk Specialist
$113,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$99,674
Financial Manager
$175,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$154,322
Insurance Underwriter
$97,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$86,153
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Rancho Santa Margarita at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
47,257
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$146,827
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
48.8%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
113.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Rancho Santa Margarita-Area Cities With Risk Management Programs
How many accredited risk management schools are near Rancho Santa Margarita, CA?
Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering risk management programs near Rancho Santa Margarita. The closest is Glendale Community College in Glendale, CA (51.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Los Angeles Pierce College (67.7 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying risk management roles near Rancho Santa Margarita?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying risk management-related roles near Rancho Santa Margarita are: Financial Manager ($175,310), Financial Risk Specialist ($113,230), Insurance Underwriter ($97,870). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Mission Viejo instead of Rancho Santa Margarita?
Mission Viejo, CA is 3.6 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita and has its own set of local risk management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Rancho Santa Margarita an affordable place to study risk management?
Rancho Santa Margarita’s median household income of $146,827 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Rancho Santa Margarita while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
