Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Michigan State University

If you plan to study management sciences and quantitative methods, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 23 of them were management sciences and quantitative methods majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science
• Master’s Degree in Management Science

Michigan State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks management science programs across the country. The following shows how Michigan State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	37
	63
	68
	91
	98

In 2021, 197 students received their master’s degree in management science from Michigan State. This makes it the #38 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Michigan State Management Science Graduates

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $60,749. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $53,059 for all management science bachelor's degree recipients.

Management Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the management science majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in management science from Michigan State. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. The typical management science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at Michigan State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

The management science program at Michigan State awarded 197 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	89
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in management science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	164
Business Statistics	33
Actuarial Science	23

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• Accounting

Careers That Management Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in management science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Chief Executives	2,620	$206,660
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Operations Research Analysts	1,640	$88,820

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.