2025 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Ranked #4 in popularity, management sciences & quantitative methods is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 691 master's degrees in management sciences & quantitative methods to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of management sciences & quantitative methods for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on management sciences & quantitative methods students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other management sciences & quantitative methods students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for management sciences & quantitative methods to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized management sciences & quantitative methods related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools

The management science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Management Science

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

316 Annual Graduates

$98,415 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs.

Master's students who receive their degree from the management science program earn around $98,415 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Connecticut

2

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

31 Annual Graduates

Fairfield University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Fairfield University

3

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

127 Annual Graduates

Sacred Heart University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Sacred Heart University

4

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods needs to take a look at University of Hartford. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Hartford

5

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

156 Annual Graduates

University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of New Haven

6

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

13 Annual Graduates

CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of New Britain.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Central Connecticut State University

7

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

34 Annual Graduates

UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Bridgeport

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	2,758
Rhode Island	127	66
New Hampshire	108	336
Vermont	91	0
Maine	90	48

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Rankings in Majors Related to Management Science

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

Management Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Management Science	363
Business Statistics	259
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	69

Most Popular Majors Related to Management Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,861
Accounting	417
General Business/Commerce	213
Human Resource Management	57
Construction Management	16
Finance & Financial Management	14
Telecommunications Management	6
Taxation	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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