Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 64 management science majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

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

KU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the management science progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 KU 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
	47
	62
	113
	143
	143
	180
	230

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in management science from KU. This makes it the #172 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Management Science Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 management science majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

KU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of management science master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Of the students who received a management science master's degree from KU, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the management science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% 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 University of Kansas with a master's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Science	83

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Chief Executives	3,790	$172,100
Insurance Underwriters	1,410	$74,630
Operations Research Analysts	780	$85,050
Business Professors	570	$90,730

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.