Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 121 management science majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

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

UCSD Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at UCSD 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
Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Schools	52
Most Focused Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 106 students received their master’s degree in management science from UCSD. This makes it the #71 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in management science, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Management Science Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $47,472. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,059 for all management science students.

Management Science Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the management science majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in management science from UCSD in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical management science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its management science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCSD Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students graduated with a master's degree in management science from UCSD. About 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the management science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in management science. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Operations Research Analysts	11,340	$95,470
Insurance Underwriters	9,130	$88,140
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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