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2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree School for You

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for management science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that management science majors at UChicago take out while working on their Master's Degree is $82,927.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Management Science majors at Northwestern take out an average of $43,367 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, management science graduates from UW - Madison take out $25,434 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, management science graduates from UIUC take out $33,372 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average amount in student loans that management science majors at IU Bloomington take out while working on their Master's Degree is $68,794.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree management sciences & quantitative methods programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

After completing their Master's Degree, management science graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $33,680.

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#10

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #10, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences & quantitative methods colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 786
Ohio 719
Illinois 4,668
Indiana 866
Wisconsin 267

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Management Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Management Science 24,983
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 16,666
Business Statistics 4,333
Actuarial Science 2,055

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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