Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

12,933 students earn a management sciences and quantitative methods credential each year across 338 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $60,162
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $77,408

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 293 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania200$104,5021 year out—$15,750 2New York UniversityNew York, New York245$102,5721 year out—$17,250 3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts49$99,8431 year out——4University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia406$93,5651 year out—$18,347 5Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia93$92,9631 year out——6North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois12$85,1681 year out—$26,851 7University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana115$83,8101 year out—$19,000 8University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin61$83,2601 year out$126,855$22,250 9St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York29$82,4321 year out—$19,500 10Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington5$81,3771 year out——11Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts69$81,1031 year out$104,011$25,000 12Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts109$80,0461 year out—$18,582 13Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa51$80,0441 year out$118,300$23,979 14Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah14$79,7771 year out——15University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota35$78,9781 year out$99,241$18,500 16Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey303$78,1771 year out$118,513$21,500 17Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia486$77,8771 year out$109,446$21,700 18Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire142$76,7181 year out—$32,034 19Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania109$76,6061 year out—$27,000 20University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska64$75,1371 year out$109,323$24,250 21Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania38$74,7781 year out$103,049$26,000 22Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio10$74,7701 year out$90,239$27,000 23Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania69$74,3571 year out$96,560$28,750 24Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona177$73,6181 year out$101,034$17,877 25Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona49$73,6181 year out$101,034$17,877 26Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania16$73,4971 year out—$27,000 27University of DelawareNewark, Delaware6$73,4201 year out—$25,572 28University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois53$72,5271 year out$100,568$21,000 29University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland121$72,3041 year out$110,163$15,000 30University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut103$71,6001 year out$103,314$23,250 31University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$71,6001 year out$103,314$23,250 32University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$71,6001 year out$103,314$23,250 33University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$71,6001 year out$103,314$23,250 34University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$71,6001 year out$103,314$23,250 35Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana170$70,9031 year out$100,920$18,284 36University of IowaIowa City, Iowa183$70,3241 year out$96,419$21,500 37Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri6$69,5901 year out$81,328$23,250 38Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan4$69,4461 year out——39Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan21$69,4431 year out—$23,250 40Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio52$68,8141 year out$82,377$20,500 41University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina217$68,8041 year out$91,024$22,922 42George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia137$68,0491 year out$98,097$18,500 43Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana32$67,3501 year out$94,152$16,654 44Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana9$67,2671 year out$72,284—45Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana14$67,1291 year out——46George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia29$66,3621 year out—$21,000 47Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan10$66,1491 year out$87,602$24,250 48University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California47$66,0991 year out$98,845$11,128 49Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania116$65,6271 year out$99,550$26,237 50University of DenverDenver, Colorado50$65,5571 year out—$21,500 51Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska79$65,3651 year out—$24,951 52Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona68$65,0701 year out—$26,325 53Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama75$64,8411 year out—$23,250 54East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas0$63,9451 year out—$27,854 55Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington29$63,4961 year out—$22,332 56University of KansasLawrence, Kansas106$62,9931 year out—$25,000 57Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida36$62,5781 year out$99,280$18,750 58CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York82$62,3061 year out$96,921$9,000 59University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington183$62,0691 year out$93,200—60University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington35$62,0691 year out$93,200—61University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri4$61,7091 year out—$22,000 62The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas85$61,3031 year out$84,874$18,383 63University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan42$61,2971 year out—$25,500 64University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California273$60,9731 year out$86,000$17,500 65The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama99$60,8321 year out$79,720$25,000 66University of FloridaGainesville, Florida143$60,2901 year out$100,320$18,625 67Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island23$60,1621 year out——68The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee181$59,5011 year out$88,397$25,000 69Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana66$59,1501 year out$90,991$21,500 70National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois52$59,0841 year out$79,141$26,094 71Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey17$58,8901 year out—$23,125 72Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois15$58,8201 year out—$25,000 73University of North TexasDenton, Texas35$58,6151 year out—$18,000 74Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania56$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 75Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania34$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 76Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania15$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 77Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania12$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 78Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania11$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 79Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, Pennsylvania6$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 80Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, Pennsylvania5$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 81Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania4$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 82Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, Pennsylvania4$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 83Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania4$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 84Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania3$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 85Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania2$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 86Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania1$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 87Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, Pennsylvania0$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 88Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, Pennsylvania0$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 89Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania0$58,1401 year out$70,075$26,000 90La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania15$57,7831 year out—$21,000 91Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota0$57,5581 year out—$24,125 92California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California16$57,2761 year out—$24,728 93University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas88$57,2571 year out$86,089$22,655 94University of RochesterRochester, New York201$56,4631 year out—$22,250 95Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina10$56,3401 year out—$24,250 96Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas32$55,8871 year out—$23,929 97Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia21$55,5961 year out$81,903$26,000 98Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York9$54,8551 year out—$26,806 99Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan18$54,2981 year out——100University of PortlandPortland, Oregon22$53,1361 year out$81,158$23,500

Associate programs — 12 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma0$40,4591 year out—$21,380 2Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida61—1 year out——3Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire20—1 year out——4Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina12—1 year out——5Nashua Community CollegeNashua, New Hampshire3—1 year out——6Murray State CollegeTishomingo, Oklahoma3—1 year out$24,637—7Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi2—1 year out——8Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina2—1 year out——9Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——10Cleary UniversityHowell, Michigan1—1 year out——11Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——12Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, Louisiana——1 year out$39,706—

Certificate programs — 49 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania76$69,3391 year out—$22,000 2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona201$68,0791 year out—$19,854 3Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona39$68,0791 year out—$19,854 4University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia36$62,9511 year out—$23,725 5Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina100—1 year out—$17,125 6University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona79—1 year out——7University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio71—1 year out——8Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas43—1 year out——9The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas42—1 year out——10Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas41—1 year out——11Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida28—1 year out—$12,500 12University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland24—1 year out——13The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out——14Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts18—1 year out——15Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona14—1 year out——16Southeast Arkansas CollegePine Bluff, Arkansas14—1 year out——17Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota14—1 year out——18Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah12—1 year out——19Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida8—1 year out——20Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland7—1 year out——21Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico7—1 year out——22University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas6—1 year out——23Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi6—1 year out——24Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey6—1 year out——25Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina6—1 year out——26Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland5—1 year out——27Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——28Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota3—1 year out——29College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho3—1 year out——30Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona2—1 year out——31University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina2—1 year out——32Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon2—1 year out——33Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——34The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas2—1 year out——35Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——36Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——37Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona2—1 year out——38University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska1—1 year out——39Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——40Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas1—1 year out——41Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida1—1 year out——42Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida1—1 year out——43Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia1—1 year out——44Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana1—1 year out——45Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota1—1 year out——46Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio1—1 year out——47Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio1—1 year out——48Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas1—1 year out——49Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).