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2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the 47th most popular major in the country with 36,038 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,558 and had an average of $28,049 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,956 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 221 colleges that offered a degree in management sciences and quantitative methods. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality management sciences and quantitative methods programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 221 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Baruch College

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Baruch College is $3,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 346 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $20,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 UW - Madison Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree management science students with aid list, MIT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $16,636 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,880 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle is also in the top of our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid per year to attend UW Seattle.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #21 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 219 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pennsylvania is $25,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Top 20% in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, BYU also did well on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#13

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,920 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid per year to attend Appalachian State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#14

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#18 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 593 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree management science students with aid list, UC Davis has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,669 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid per year to attend University of California - Davis.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 42 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#17

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 442 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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#18

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland - College Park landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#19

Queens College

Queens, New York

Queens College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid per year to attend Queens College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 QC Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#20

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree management science students with aid list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. IU Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for IU Northwest is $7,755 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid.

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#22

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

With a ranking of #22, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 239 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,145 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid per year to attend University of Iowa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #23, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also claimed a top spot on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $14,232 for Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students with aid per year to attend UCSD.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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With a ranking of #25, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,237 for bachelor’s degree management science students with aid per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

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Rest of the Best 34 in Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
#30

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#31

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#33

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#34

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

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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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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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