Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,300 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 70 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.

UW - Madison Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

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

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 UW - Madison 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
	25
	38
	41
	43
	62
	75
	180

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in management science from UW - Madison. This makes it the #76 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Management Science Graduates from UW - Madison Make?

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $70,478. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $53,059 for all management science bachelor's degree recipients.

Management Science Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

The management science program at UW - Madison awarded 70 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	49
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a master's degree in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods from UW - Madison in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Actuarial Science	70
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	66
Management Science	19

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Insurance
• General Sales & 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Chief Executives	5,240	$154,820
Insurance Underwriters	2,260	$68,670
Operations Research Analysts	1,270	$72,900
Business Professors	1,210	$104,290

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.