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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

290 Ranked Colleges
33,777 Degrees Awarded
$83,560 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Management Science Major

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 48,037 people earned their degree in management sciences & quantitative methods, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In , management sciences & quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $65,898 and had an average of $30,659 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33,777 management sciences & quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major” ranking, we looked at 290 colleges that offer a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. That schools that top this list have a program in management sciences & quantitative methods in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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Hult International Business School
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hult International Business School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major list. Hult International Business School is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 0 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Hult International Business School

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Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 381 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,665 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Northwestern University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 851 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at MIT

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 604 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Rice

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 1,305 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Chicago

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #7. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 389 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of Rochester

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,533 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Columbia Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 452 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

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Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 501 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 91%.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at SMU

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama

Faulkner University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 50 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Faulkner University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Stanford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 583 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Stanford University

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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 407 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at The University of Texas at Dallas

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Wake Forest University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 309 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Wake Forest University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #15. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 896 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Georgia Tech

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 204 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad 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%.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Suffolk University

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 744 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 124 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Dartmouth Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major list. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 126 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Saint Joseph’s University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 297 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Carnegie Mellon University

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Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Bentley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 103 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Bentley University

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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

New York Institute of Technology landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 72 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at NYIT

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University of West Los Angeles
Inglewood, California

University of West Los Angeles landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. University of West Los Angeles is located in Inglewood, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at University of West Los Angeles

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 874 masters’s management science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 California - Los Angeles Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major ranking, coming in at #25. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 660 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Johns Hopkins

Rest of the Best 44 in Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major

Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Duke University
Durham, NC
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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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Clark University
Worcester, MA
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