2023 Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 290 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for 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.
2023 Most Popular Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for management science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Management Sciences & Methods
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 34% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 66% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 1,592 students majoring in management science at Columbia, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 1,027 students majoring in management science at UChicago, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Out of the 290 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 857 students majoring in management science at UCLA, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 744 students majoring in management science at NYU, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
About 27% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 73% are male.
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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
About 41% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 59% are male.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 37% of the management science majors at the school.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
About 63% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 37% are male.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
About 34% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 66% are male.
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University of Southern California ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 51% of the management science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the management science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
Women make up 59% of the management science majors at the school.
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Hult International Business School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Hult International Business School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 59% are male.
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Rice University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 69% are male.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #18, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 37% of the management science majors at the school.
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Stanford University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
About 47% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 54% are male.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 49% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 51% are male.
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Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in management science at the school are women while 48% are male.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the management science majors at the school.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 32% of the management science majors at the school.
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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 46% of the management science majors at the school.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management sciences and quantitative methods students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the management science majors at the school.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 45 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 46 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
| 47 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 47 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 49 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 49 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 51 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 52 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA |
| 53 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
| 54 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 55 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 56 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 57 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 57 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by Region
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| Rocky Mountains |
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Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Related Majors
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Management Science
| 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.
- 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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