Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a management science school? To help you decide if University of Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's management science program.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 200 management science majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Iowa does offer online courses in management science for the following degree levels:

Iowa Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at Iowa 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
	7
	8
	8
	9
	46
	61
	83

In 2021, 157 students received their master’s degree in management science from Iowa. This makes it the #52 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

How Much Do Management Science Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $58,967. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $53,059 for all management science bachelor's degree recipients.

Management Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

Of the 200 management science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 62% were men and 39% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at Iowa 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 University of Iowa with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	127
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Iowa Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students graduated with a master's degree in management science from Iowa. About 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a management science master's degree from Iowa, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	110
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in management science. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

If you plan to be a management science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	328
Actuarial Science	30

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Chief Executives	2,020	$211,560
Insurance Underwriters	1,850	$71,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Operations Research Analysts	850	$81,990

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.