Graduate Certificates in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

There are 94 schools in the United States where you can get your graduate certificate in management science. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 27% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 23.4% of management science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Management Science Majors

In 2019-2020, 1,933 graduate certificates were awarded to management science majors. This earns it the #3 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in management science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	23,091
Bachelor’s Degree	9,956
Graduate Certificate	1,933
Basic Certificate	802
Doctor’s Degree	119
Associate Degree	88
Undergraduate Certificate	49

Earnings of Management Science Majors With Graduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding a graduate certificate in management science is $60,100. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $60,100 and the high is $60,100.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a graduate certificate in management science is $87,355. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $105,478 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $69,233.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $1,018.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in management science. About 58.7% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,134
Women	799

The racial-ethnic distribution of management science graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	225
Black or African American	143
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	864
International Students	452
Other Races/Ethnicities	133

Most Popular Management Science Programs for Graduate Certificates

There are 94 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in management science. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:

Management Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Science	1,107
Business Statistics	457
Other Management Sciences & Methods	364
Actuarial Science	5

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to management science that offer graduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,311
Human Resource Management	1,700
Accounting	1,018
Finance & Financial Management	897
Entrepreneurial Studies	743

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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