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2023 Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools

512 Colleges
$65,898 Avg Salary
$30,659 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School for You

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 48,037 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

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The Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 512 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the United States for management sciences & quantitative methods students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

On average, management science graduates from Northwestern take out $42,454 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 512 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, management science majors at Columbia accumulate an average of around $61,130 in student debt.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences & quantitative methods schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Management Science majors at UChicago take out an average of $52,045 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences & quantitative methods schools in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

While working on their degree, management science majors at NYU accumulate an average of around $54,750 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $767, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debt load of $23,525. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $363.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

While working on their degree, management science majors at UCLA accumulate an average of around $88,637 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, management science graduates from UT Dallas take out $23,135 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from UC Davis carry an average student debt load of $44,632. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $278.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Management Science majors at University of Rochester take out an average of $34,188 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular management sciences & quantitative methods programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular management sciences & quantitative methods programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Management Science majors at MIT take out an average of $41,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from Georgia Tech carry an average student debt load of $31,229.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, management science majors at USC accumulate an average of around $80,372 in student debt.

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#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

While working on their degree, management science majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $56,517 in student debt.

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#16

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, management science majors at UPenn accumulate an average of around $28,375 in student debt.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average amount in student loans that management science majors at UIUC take out is $25,814. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $361, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that management science majors at University of Virginia take out is $31,260. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $687, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Hult International Business School came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Hult International Business School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

While working on their degree, management science majors at Hult International Business School accumulate an average of around $80,511 in student debt.

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#20

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Management Science majors at GMU take out an average of $25,648 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $202, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#21

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that management science majors at Virginia Tech take out is $21,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $381, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#22

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular management sciences & quantitative methods programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from Iowa carry an average student debt load of $25,486. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $403, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#23

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #23, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students. It came in at #24 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from SMU carry an average student debt load of $50,500.

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#25

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#28

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#29

Duke University

Durham, NC
#33

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
#35

Baruch College

New York, NY
#36

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#39

Boston University

Boston, MA
#41

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
#42

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#44

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#45

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#47

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#49

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#50

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 512 different United States management sciences & quantitative methods schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Georgetown University Washington, DC
52 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
53 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
54 Fordham University Bronx, NY
55 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
56 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
57 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
58 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
59 University of North Texas Denton, TX
60 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
61 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
62 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
63 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
64 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
65 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
66 Villanova University Villanova, PA
66 Bentley University Waltham, MA
68 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
69 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
69 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
71 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
72 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
73 Auburn University Auburn, AL
74 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
75 Illinois State University Normal, IL
76 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Management Sciences & Methods students that almost earned our Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools award.

Rank College Location
77 Suffolk University Boston, MA
78 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
79 George Washington University Washington, DC
80 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
81 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
82 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
83 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
84 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
84 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
86 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
87 University of Denver Denver, CO
88 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
88 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
90 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
91 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
92 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
92 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
92 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY
95 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
96 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
97 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
97 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
99 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
100 Creighton University Omaha, NE
100 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
102 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
102 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, management sciences & quantitative methods has other similar majors worth exploring.

Management Science Concentrations

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.

  • 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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