Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 135 of them were management sciences and quantitative methods majors.

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.

UMCP Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMCP offers distance education options for management science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMCP Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks management science programs across the country. The following shows how UMCP performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at UMCP 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
Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Schools	163

In 2021, 223 students received their master’s degree in management science from UMCP. This makes it the #34 most popular school for management science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMCP Management Science Graduates

The median salary of management science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $67,675. This is 28% higher than $53,059, which is the national average for all management science bachelor's degree recipients.

Management Science Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the management science majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Program

Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in management science from UMCP in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	77
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMCP Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 223 management science majors earned their master's degree from UMCP. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	163
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in management science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• International Business
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Operations Research Analysts	4,300	$99,870
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Chief Executives	1,680	$198,260
Insurance Underwriters	1,310	$77,650

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.