Management Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for management science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,150 degrees in management science annually.
Your choice of management science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Management Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Management Science Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the management science degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in management science. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were approximately 268 management science students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.
University of Houston is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in management science. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 management science students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Methodist University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in management science. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 506 management science students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
Trinity University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in management science. Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 21 management science students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 27 management science students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 190 management science students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
DBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Dallas. This university ranks 45th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 6 management science students who graduated with this degree at DBU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 30 management science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. This university ranks 108th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 30 management science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Wesleyan in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of management science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Management Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
