2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Management Science is the 40th most popular major in the country with 24,983 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,362 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their management science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Management Science in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Stanford University Management Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Management Science Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s management science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UC Irvine Management Science Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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