Management Science at Stanford University

Every management science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the management science program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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

Stanford Management Science Degrees Available

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

Stanford Management Science 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.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in management science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Management Science Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Management Science Master’s Program

Of the 400 management science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 54% were men and 47% were women.

In the management science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	153
International Students	135
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Operations Research Analysts	11,340	$95,470
Business Professors	4,980	$137,530

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.