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2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools

423 Colleges
$65,672 Avg Salary
$23,166 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School for You

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the #24 most popular major in the country with 43,382 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 423 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the United States

Check out the management science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools in Management Sciences & Methods

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 423 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 423 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, management science graduates from Notre Dame take out $21,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

While working on their degree, management science majors at University of Virginia accumulate an average of around $16,838 in student debt.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #12, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #15 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #16 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#19

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #19, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#20

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #20, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

After completing their degree, management science graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debtload of $21,937. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $377.

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#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #21 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#22

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #22, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, management science graduates from Villanova take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #23 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#24

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Rest of the Top Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools

#26

New York University

New York, NY
#28

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA
#29

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#31

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
#32

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
#33

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#37

Walsh College

Troy, MI
#38

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#41

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#42

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
#47

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#48

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 423 different United States management sciences and quantitative methods schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Babson College Wellesley, MA
52 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
53 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
54 University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA
55 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
56 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
57 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
58 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
59 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
60 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
61 University of Georgia Athens, GA
62 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
63 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Management Sciences & Methods students that almost earned our Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools award.

Rank College Location
64 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
65 University of Delaware Newark, DE
66 Creighton University Omaha, NE
67 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
68 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
69 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
70 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
71 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
72 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
73 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
74 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
75 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
76 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
77 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
78 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
79 Auburn University Auburn, AL
80 Elon University Elon, NC
81 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
83 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
84 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

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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