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

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 4 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 355 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 account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Management Science

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

212 Annual Graduates

$95,189 Median Starting Salary

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.

Students who graduate with their master's from the management science program report average early career earnings of $95,189.

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2

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

67 Annual Graduates

$95,730 Median Starting Salary

Seattle University is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the management science program state that they receive average early career income of $95,730.

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3

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

11 Annual Graduates

Pacific Lutheran University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Pacific Lutheran University

4

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

65 Annual Graduates

$95,189 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods needs to take a look at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the management science program state that they receive average early career wages of $95,189.

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Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	3,491
Oregon	158	80
Nevada	105	10

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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
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	201
Management Science	154

Most Popular Majors Related to Management Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,966
Accounting	171
Taxation	52
Entrepreneurial Studies	41
General Business/Commerce	3
Human Resource Management	2

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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